Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er cru Les Vaucrains 2019

97 points La Revue du Vin de France: "We will find at this address integrated wines, always energetic, which age gracefully and are among the most accomplished in the sector... Colder and wilder character in Les Vaucrains, whose creamy and ample flesh is held together by a mineral structure and a dazzling licorice-infused chewiness on the finish. (2022)"

95 points Jasper Morris, MW: "Bright powerful purple with a dense, backward nose. More alcohol starts to emerge. A blockbuster here with a wealth of fruit, that has tension and a certain minerality. Chevillon's Vaucrains needs a long time in the back of your cold cellar but will be strikingly good. Drink from 2029-2040. Tasted: September 2023."

93-95(+) points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): "The 2019 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains opens in the glass with notes of plums, dark berry fruit and cassis mingled with aromas of espresso roast, dark chocolate, rich soil tones and orange rind. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and muscular, it's built around chalky tannins and lively acids. As usual, this is the most overtly built for the long haul of all Chevillon's wines, and it will require the most patience. (Jan 2021)"

94 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2019 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains 1er Cru has an attractive bouquet. The oak is better integrated than Gouges's Les Saint-Georges, hence there is superior delineation and more typicité and brightness. The palate is velvety smooth with fine acidity. There is a veneer of new oak (François Frères?) that needs to be assimilated, though it has panache, and there is admirable persistence on the finish. Again, like many of its peers in the northerly part of the appellation, there is an opulence that might be off-putting for those seeking "classic Burgundy,” but it is undeniably well balanced and seductive. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting. Drink: 2027-2048. (Dec 2023)"

94 points/'Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a 1.5 ha parcel). A brooding and reticent nose possesses moderately deeply pitched aromas of plum and red and black cherry liqueur laced with plenty of spice, earth and humus influences. The broad-shouldered, powerful and overtly muscular flavors coat the palate with sappy dry extract that also serves to buffer the very firm tannic spine shaping the hugely long and remarkably complex finale. As is usually the case, this is no model of refinement, but it is a genuine 'wow' wine, provided you have the wherewithal to cellar it for the 20+ years it's going to need. Even if you don't, it's still a most impressive force of nature! Drink: 2036+. (Jan 2022)"