Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er cru Les Chaignots 2018

92-95 points Jasper Morris, MW: "Dense purple, really succulent, thick textured chocolate and raspberry, this hits 14% but is in no danger of falling over. It will certainly need time, however. One to put away for a decade. Tasted: November 2019."

93 points La Revue du Vin de France (2021).

91-93 points Fine Wine Review: "A big step up from the village wine, the Chaignots shows typical spiciness in the nose. The mouth is smooth, long, and rich with spiciness to the dark fruits. (3/27/20)"

90-92 points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "Offering up aromas of wild blueberries, cassis, dark chocolate and spices, the 2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and supple, with succulent acids and powdery tannins. This is one of the more charming, immediate premiers crus in the Chevillon cellar. (Feb 2020)"

90-92 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2018 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Chaignots 1er Cru comes from two parcels comprising 1.5 hectares. This is a distinct level up from the Village Cru, with a nose of red cherries, wild strawberry and light rose petal aromas, all beautifully defined and quite Mugneret-Gibourg in style. The medium-bodied palate offers slightly chalky tannins on the entry. Quite compact and not a deep Nuits Saint-Georges, though there is fine mineralité toward a finish replete with blackberry and dried blood/ferrous notes. I suspect it will flesh out during the remainder of its élevage, and it should be fascinating to watch in bottle. Drink: 2022-2032. (Jan 2020)"

91+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "One gets accustomed to the Chaignots in the Chevillon cellars being so charming and potentially drinkable fairly early on in its evolution, that it was a bit of a surprise to see how powerfully structured the wine is this year. Chaignots is of course on the northern side of Nuits St. Georges, so this wine was not affected by the July hail, but it still has plenty of depth and muscle. The nose offers up a mix of pure, sappy black cherries, black raspberries, gamebird, chocolate, a fine base of soil tones and a deft foundation of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and broad-shouldered for this cuvée, with great depth of fruit at the core, fine balance and grip and a long, ripely tannic and promising finish. 2030-2075. (Nov/Dec 2019)"

91 points Tim Atkin, MW.