Couvent Nuits-St-Georges 1er “Aux Murgers” 2022

Philippe Cheron is an excellent winemaker farming 10 hectares around the Côte de Nuits — limited oak, whole clusters where needed, sleek, modern, terroir-transparent, muscled Burgundies.

“Aux Murgers” Nuits St. Georges premier cru is from 80 year old vines in a parcel Cheron’s grandfather bought in 1938. This is a highly concentrated wine, vinified from 100% whole clusters. Cheron described it to us as “dark, somber, and rich,” and it is all that and much more.  Burghound praised its “spicy aromas of black pinot fruit, earth and spiced game nuances.” This is dense and sleek; the rich stem-fermented core is entirely enveloped in deep inky fruit.