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)"

93-96 points/'Don't miss!/Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a .70 ha parcel of 50+ year old vines). A brooding and equally reticent nose possesses more deeply pitched aromas of plum 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 this too 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: 2041+. (Jan 2021)"

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)"

93-95 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2019 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Vaucrains 1er Cru, which was the final Premier Cru poured by Chevillon, has a very harmonious, feminine bouquet of pure morello cherry mixed with blueberry and crushed limestone aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, demonstrating a little more linearity than the Les Saint-Georges, though there is a tad more oak to be subsumed on the finish at the moment. Still, this typifies the quality of Vaucrains and it should age well over the next 20–25 years. Drink: 2025-2058. (Dec 2020)"