Robert Chevillon, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Saint Georges, 2008 New Product Giacomo Conterno’s Barolo Francia hails

Giacomo Conterno’s Barolo Francia hails from the famed Serralunga cru

this Riserva has muscular but developed tannins and leather and herbal notes alongside cherry and herbs

and mineral

A 1996 has crossed into library territory

Robert Chevillon, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Saint Georges, 2008 New Product Giacomo Conterno’s Barolo Francia hailsLes Saint Georges gives Nuits Saint Georges its name and is currently in formal application for promotion to Grand Cru. It is the most coveted 1er Cru in the village, and Robert Chevillon's bottling is the benchmark. Chevillon, run today by Robert's sons Bertrand and Denis, is THE traditional house of Nuits: 15 to 20 day macerations of fully destemmed fruit, native yeast, around 30% new French oak (mostly Sirugue), and 18 20 months of patient barrel