Georges Noellat, Nuits Saint Georges Cras other_regions_italy Winemaker Celia Welch

Winemaker Celia Welch

with an elegantly textural attack and a creamy core of fruit that's underpinned by a bright but nicely integrated spine of acidity

Cola-like notes complicate aromas of black cherry

black cherry jam

The 2020 Côte Rôtie Le Vialliere is more unformed and unevolved

Georges Noellat, Nuits Saint Georges Cras other_regions_italy Winemaker Celia WelchThis is also quite firmly reduced and unreadable on the nose. There is by contrast a lovely sense of freshness and underlying tension to the generously proportioned and mineral inflected flavors that also possess an impressive amount of dry extract, all wrapped in a powerful and balanced finish that delivers excellent depth and length. (90 92) 2021+