96 points/'Le Coup de Coeur,' La Revue du Vin de France: "Between sandalwood, smoked tea and humus, Clos des Forets radiates freshness: pointillist in its detail, throbbing in its length, this wine vibrates with an admirable cold, serene sap. (2024)"
95 points Bettane & Desseauve Guide (2024).
93-95 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2020 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Forêts Saint Georges 1er Cru is very elegant on the nose with brambly red berry fruit, touches of damp loamy soil and just a very slight ferrous aroma. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, very focused and pure with just the right amount of acidity. Very harmonious, this is a gorgeous Clos des Forêts that should give 15-20 years of drinking pleasure (at least). Drink: 2025-2050. (Dec 2021)"
94 points Christy Canterbury, MW (TimAtkin.com): "There is a lovely depth of color here, and the perfume is enticing with its boysenberry fruit and chalky minerality. The palate has a lovely depth of ripeness, precise and fine tannins and elegant, refreshing length. This is one of the prettiest Clos des Fôrets St-Georges I have ever tasted. (2023)
91-94 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "Dense red to crimson. The bouquet is a little more closed than Les Suchots, but with a suggestion of a fair intensity of fruit to follow. Prettily floral, cherry and raspberry too, this is rather stylish, still with a little biscuit note from the barrel, like many of these wines in their youth. Without being in the style of the blockbuster vintages, there is still good energy here for the future. Drink from 2027-2033. (Nov 2022)"
92 points Charles Curtis, MW (Decanter): "This substantial wine has a ripe plummy fruit on the initial attack adorned with notes of smoke, earth, spice and an almost savoury animal complexity. The texture is dense and tannic, with plenty of substance and a lingering, complex finish. The massive cuvée represents half of the surface area of the domaine—7.2 hectares, right next to premier cru Les St-Georges—and it is usually vinified in six different cuvées and blended later in order to account for variation in ripeness. In 2021, however, there were only enough grapes for three. Drinking Window: 2027-2045. (Nov 2022)"
Bill Nanson (Burgundy Report): "(A relatively massive vineyard monopoly of 7.2 hectares – it’s half of the domaine – with three distinct soil types, all harvested and vinified separately). More colour vs the Suchots. Hmm – yes – deeper, a little more lithe muscle to these aromas. Super silky again, perhaps as the tannin becomes visible, more velour textured. Extra intensity and complexity in this finish – more power and certainly a wine that you can keep – great wine for the medium-plus term. (Jan 2023)"
95 points Bettane & Desseauve Guide (2024).
93-95 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2020 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Forêts Saint Georges 1er Cru is very elegant on the nose with brambly red berry fruit, touches of damp loamy soil and just a very slight ferrous aroma. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, very focused and pure with just the right amount of acidity. Very harmonious, this is a gorgeous Clos des Forêts that should give 15-20 years of drinking pleasure (at least). Drink: 2025-2050. (Dec 2021)"
94 points Christy Canterbury, MW (TimAtkin.com): "There is a lovely depth of color here, and the perfume is enticing with its boysenberry fruit and chalky minerality. The palate has a lovely depth of ripeness, precise and fine tannins and elegant, refreshing length. This is one of the prettiest Clos des Fôrets St-Georges I have ever tasted. (2023)
91-94 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "Dense red to crimson. The bouquet is a little more closed than Les Suchots, but with a suggestion of a fair intensity of fruit to follow. Prettily floral, cherry and raspberry too, this is rather stylish, still with a little biscuit note from the barrel, like many of these wines in their youth. Without being in the style of the blockbuster vintages, there is still good energy here for the future. Drink from 2027-2033. (Nov 2022)"
92 points Charles Curtis, MW (Decanter): "This substantial wine has a ripe plummy fruit on the initial attack adorned with notes of smoke, earth, spice and an almost savoury animal complexity. The texture is dense and tannic, with plenty of substance and a lingering, complex finish. The massive cuvée represents half of the surface area of the domaine—7.2 hectares, right next to premier cru Les St-Georges—and it is usually vinified in six different cuvées and blended later in order to account for variation in ripeness. In 2021, however, there were only enough grapes for three. Drinking Window: 2027-2045. (Nov 2022)"
Bill Nanson (Burgundy Report): "(A relatively massive vineyard monopoly of 7.2 hectares – it’s half of the domaine – with three distinct soil types, all harvested and vinified separately). More colour vs the Suchots. Hmm – yes – deeper, a little more lithe muscle to these aromas. Super silky again, perhaps as the tannin becomes visible, more velour textured. Extra intensity and complexity in this finish – more power and certainly a wine that you can keep – great wine for the medium-plus term. (Jan 2023)"
| Product SKU | 347504 |
| Producer | L'Arlot |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| SubRegion | Côte de Nuits |
| Appellation | Nuits-St.-Georges |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Designation | Premier Cru|Monopole |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| ABV | 13.0% |
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