Domaine Guy & Yvan Dufouleur, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru « Clos des Perrières» 2022 – Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru

The wine has a pale ruby ​​color. The nose is perfumed and very aromatic. On the first nose, we feel the expressive hint ofmenthol and anise (licorice, even star anise, menthol, peppermint, pine needles), then complemented by the concentrated and fresh fruits (fresh raspberry, fresh strawberry, red cherry, cranberries, blackcurrant, black plum, morello cherry), as well as a touch of black pepper, chocolate plum, nutmeg, dried thyme and violet, which appear gradually after aeration. The mouth is closed on the attack, with grippy and tight tannins, but opens up more in the middle. We find notes of bird cherry and cranberries with a good bitterness and tanginess, of acidulous strawberry, red cherry, raspberry and blueberry, associated with herbal notes (dried mint, dried rosemary, pine needles), spicy (licorice, black pepper, nutmeg) and roasted (coffee, toasted almond). The tannins are firm and need time to round out, a salivating acidity helps balance them at the moment. Good length on the tanginess of fruits and herbal notes.