Nuits Saint-Gorges 1er Cru Les Pruliers

What the RVF says in its 2018 Guide: "Antoine-Marie Arena produced his first wines in 2014. Antoine Arena's youngest son has been working and making wine at the family estate for years. He now signs his own cuvées, taking charge of Hauts de Carco in white and Carco in red, and made his entry in the 2017 edition. The reading of the wines and the sensitivity of the new blended wines confirm the talent of this young winemaker. The coherence and depth of his wines are beyond doubt: we award him a well-deserved second star. The wines: they give a lot of emotion, show both precision and accuracy. Hauts de Carco has great purity, a powerful yet firm mouthfeel. Bianco Gentile is a model, with the maturity of this grape variety, without its drawbacks: full-bodied, it is well managed by bitters that reframe it. Bianchi, a blend of vermentino, biancu gentile and muscat, is subtle. It exhales notes of rose and cumin, and delights us with its harmonious mouthfeel, its quality length; for a lemon chicken. Carco, not very extracted and infused, is distinguished by its right substance and finesse. Memoria is chubbier and fuller, but retains the precision of the fruit and the quality of the tannins. Finally, San Giovanni, still very young, offers spicy nuances and a quality substance. It seduces by its dimension"

The Henri Gouges estate is now run by the 4th generation, made up of Grégory, Christian and Pierre Gouges, who are carrying on the work begun nearly a century ago. The 15 hectares of the Henri Gouges estate are located south of Nuits-Saint-Georges on clay-limestone soils. The Nuits offered here are of an absolute classicism, for demanding amateurs, appreciating great wines for ageing even if the wines are more accessible than in the past in their youth. A new cellar allows us to work in gravity and to bring an additional precision compared to the wines produced in the past. The structures are a little more silky, allowing us to gain in refinement. But the style remains serious, clean, straight and deep. The Clos des Porrets, Les Pruliers or Les Vaucrains are references of the Nuits Saint-Georges Premier Cru appellation with significantly different styles. As for the masterpiece of the estate, Les Saint-Georges, there is no doubt that it will one day reach the status of Grand Cru, so much its dimension and its complexity are unique..