Philippe Pacalet Nuits St Georges 2013
(Burgundy, France)
Regular price $255.00 Sale price $139.98 Save $115.02
About the Winery:
Ratings & Reviews
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"The 2013 Nuits Saint Georges Villages has a light red cherry, undergrowth-tinged bouquet that opens nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp, slightly chalky tannins, good tension and little more detail than the Gevrey-Chambertin on the finish. This is perfectly fine at this level." - Neal Martin (Dec 2014)
Allen Meadows' Burghound:
"A trace of sulfur is in evidence on the otherwise very fresh array of floral, peach and pear aromas. There is excellent richness to the opulently textured and generously proportioned middle weight flavors that conclude in a rustic and ever-so-slightly warm finish. I would give this 2 to 3 years of bottle age and then drink over a similar period. - Jun 15, 2015
Philippe is the nephew of Marcel Lapierre, the legendary natural winemaker in Beaujolais. Like his uncle, he removes anything from the vinification process that obscures the pure expression of terroir. He does not use industrial yeasts to aid in fermentation and he uses sulfur only at bottling. Philippe contracts with growers who work organically and buys used barrels only from Francois Freres and DRC.
All vineyards are farmed by Pacalet himself and hand harvested. The grapes are then sorted in the vineyard before being brought to the winery in Beaune where they are fermented, whole cluster, in large, open top vats. He carries out a long maceration and during this time the cap is punched down twice a day and the grapes are also foot-stomped. Afterwards, the resulting juice is drained from the bottom of the vat (which makes up of the eventual wine) and the grapes are moved to a press. The press wine (1/4 of the blend) is then added to the free run juice and both undergo malolactic fermentation in barrel using the native yeasts only. No sulfur is used during the vinification process a small amount may or may not be added at bottling, depending on the vintage.
Ratings & Reviews
"The 2013 Nuits Saint Georges Villages has a light red cherry, undergrowth-tinged bouquet that opens nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp, slightly chalky tannins, good tension and little more detail than the Gevrey-Chambertin on the finish. This is perfectly fine at this level." - Neal Martin (Dec 2014)
Allen Meadows' Burghound:
"A trace of sulfur is in evidence on the otherwise very fresh array of floral, peach and pear aromas. There is excellent richness to the opulently textured and generously proportioned middle weight flavors that conclude in a rustic and ever-so-slightly warm finish. I would give this 2 to 3 years of bottle age and then drink over a similar period. - Jun 15, 2015