Louis Boillot, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Prulieres 2017 LOIRE LUXE Much tighter in the mouth

Much tighter in the mouth than the Chambolle villages but already wonderfully suave and perfumed

The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape (80% Grenache

yielding up scents of flowers and spice

walnuts and dark chocolate

sous-bois and tar

Louis Boillot, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Prulieres 2017 LOIRE LUXE Much tighter in the mouthImporter's note; Nuits Saint Georges has a reputation for robust wines with coarse tannins, but there are plenty of exceptions to the rule. Take Pierre Boillots Les Pruliers, which is quite the oppositeits floral, finessed, and delicately detailed, thanks to vines that are more than a century old, planted in 1911. In its youth, budding aromatics of rose and black cherry stand out, but over time, it will mature into a woodsy, truffled beauty with a