HENRI GOUGES NSG LES CHENES CARTEAUX 1ER CRU 2021

92 pts VinousDrinking Window 2024 - 2034The 2021 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Chênes Carteaux 1er Cru, cropped at around 16hL/ha, is harmonious on the nose, well defined, focused and leaning slightly more to blacker fruit, touches of ash and loam emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, taut and fresh, quite saline with a cohesive white pepper-tinged finish. Very fine.- By Neal Martin on November 202292 pts Jasper Morris *****A darker mid purple, compared to Chaignots. More fruit than flowers on the nose, a balanced and elegant ripeness. Just a few tannins at the finish but they are well surrounded by the pleasing red fruit. Impeccable balance. These wines are refreshing after the monster 2020s. Drink from 2026-2033. Tasted Nov 2022.“It was complicated due to the April frost, though we did not have too much damage,” Antoine Gouges tells me. “We lost 15-20% as we prune very late, the second [pruning] at the beginning of March. I think this had an impact. It