Comments on: Most consistently good Premier Crus in the Cote de Nuits http://elitistreview.com/2009/12/29/most-consistently-good-premier-crus-in-the-cote-de-nuits/ The limits of pleasure are yet to be defined or reached Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:59:19 +0000 hourly 1 By: David Strange http://elitistreview.com/2009/12/29/most-consistently-good-premier-crus-in-the-cote-de-nuits/comment-page-1/#comment-203 David Strange Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:06:50 +0000 /?p=360#comment-203 Indeed, there are some serious 1er crus in Volnay and they are just a bit more beautiful and lovely than most Pommard. 'Beautiful' and 'lovely' are to be applauded. Those two 1999 Volnays I had a few days ago were quite, quite beguiling wines of ravishing, raw pleasure. Indeed, there are some serious 1er crus in Volnay and they are just a bit more beautiful and lovely than most Pommard. ‘Beautiful’ and ‘lovely’ are to be applauded. Those two 1999 Volnays I had a few days ago were quite, quite beguiling wines of ravishing, raw pleasure.

]]> By: Richard B http://elitistreview.com/2009/12/29/most-consistently-good-premier-crus-in-the-cote-de-nuits/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Richard B Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:01:22 +0000 /?p=360#comment-202 Yes, just look at that list of great Vosne vineyards. Gevrey has CSJ, Combottes, and Combe Aux Moines and Lavaux perhaps. Nuits has Vaucrains, LSG and Boudots which are very serious, but give me the silk of Vosne or Chambolle. Morey has some nice 1er vineyards (Sorbes, Riottes) but you dont see much of them. Vougeot only has a few. From the other Cote, Volnay might come in behind Chambolle: Clos des Ducs, Taillepieds, Champans, Chenes etc. Of course there are many great wines made by great makers in other 1er vineyards that I've not named here, but that's not the question. Yes, just look at that list of great Vosne vineyards. Gevrey has CSJ, Combottes, and Combe Aux Moines and Lavaux perhaps. Nuits has Vaucrains, LSG and Boudots which are very serious, but give me the silk of Vosne or Chambolle. Morey has some nice 1er vineyards (Sorbes, Riottes) but you dont see much of them. Vougeot only has a few.

From the other Cote, Volnay might come in behind Chambolle: Clos des Ducs, Taillepieds, Champans, Chenes etc.

Of course there are many great wines made by great makers in other 1er vineyards that I’ve not named here, but that’s not the question.

]]> By: David Strange http://elitistreview.com/2009/12/29/most-consistently-good-premier-crus-in-the-cote-de-nuits/comment-page-1/#comment-201 David Strange Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:00:54 +0000 /?p=360#comment-201 I was torn between Chambolle (Amoureuses, Fuees, Cras, Greunchers, Hauts Doix, Combottes and Sentiers are all just lovely) and Vosne (Malconsorts, Brulees, Suchots, Beaux Monts, Reignots and Cros Parantoux will all do fine for me). Much as I love Chambolle I feel the Vosne vineyards are better whilst being just as consistent. I was torn between Chambolle (Amoureuses, Fuees, Cras, Greunchers, Hauts Doix, Combottes and Sentiers are all just lovely) and Vosne (Malconsorts, Brulees, Suchots, Beaux Monts, Reignots and Cros Parantoux will all do fine for me). Much as I love Chambolle I feel the Vosne vineyards are better whilst being just as consistent.

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