Lucien Le Moine, Nuits Saint Georges Cailles other_regions_italy Inky blue and purplish fruit

Inky blue and purplish fruit

Fruit sourced from Ryan’s Vineyard in Oak Knoll and Rancho Pequeño in Oakville

This is much more mineral-driven than any of the prior wines with its beautifully detailed medium weight flavors that also possess focused power on the saline

smoke and spices on the finish

Lucien Le Moine, Nuits Saint Georges Cailles other_regions_italy Inky blue and purplish fruitA very ripe nose offers up aromas of roasted plum, cassis and spice. The medium bodied flavors are not particularly dense (though neither are they dilute) while the lightly mineral suffused finish is grippy, drying and a bit short. I fear the hail damage explains the raspy tannins.