Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits-St-Georges Les Chenes Carteaux 2014 sku_1778120 Ménage à Trois Pinot Noir

Ménage à Trois Pinot Noir is a full-bodied beauty made with grapes from a trio of premier California appellations: Clarksburg

Vines grown in soil with high clay and lime stone then aged for 12 months in a stainless steel tank

laced with nuttiness and toasted oak

The wines are more generous and tend to open up sooner than those of Abtsberg

8% Petit Verdot

Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits-St-Georges Les Chenes Carteaux 2014 sku_1778120 Ménage à Trois Pinot NoirThis tends to be in a relatively soft, approachable style, with plenty of flesh and a soft tannic structure. It had just been racked when we tasted, so tricky to assess, but every year it turns into a brilliant wine for drinking after 5 10 years. The 2014 Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru les Chenes Carteaux was taken from vat and was showing a little reduction on the nose. The palate is a little gritty in texture on the entry with a keen line of acidity,