En primeur tasting - Burgundy Briefing

Rather a feminine profile. The aroma is bright and perfumed. The palate shows a fine
structure, quite reserved. It is medium bodied with tightly grained tannins, firm
acidity and is rather refined and well balanced. Particularly good to fine. From 2009
Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Pruliers
Floral and expressive on the aroma, but the palate by contrast is solid, dense and the
tannins are thicker grained and coarser. The wine is broad, compact in the middle and
powerful, much less accessible than the Perrières. Rougher and wilder with a sturdy
finish. There is plenty of potential. Fine. From 2012
Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Cailles
Red plums, warm summer fruits, sweet, rather expressive and floral. Silky first
impression, with supple tannins, rather subtle and svelte in structure. Medium bodied
with a very pleasing harmony and balance. It’s long and stylish. Charming wine and
polished. Fine also, and I prefer it to Les Pruliers. From 2009
Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Saint-Georges
Deeper, more purple aroma and damson fruits on the palate. This is masculine, well
structured and profound. The tannins are full and densely grained. It’s smoothly
chunky, broad and quite sturdy but with good energy. It’s a powerful and complex
wine, intense, very long and has a definite gravitas. Very fine. From 2014
Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Vaucrains
This is more direct and streamlined on the palate. The tannic structure is taut and
dense. This Vaucrains is much edgier than the Les Saint-Georges. It’s full and
muscular, stylish and very long, but not as compact or profound. Fine. From 2012
Stockists
UK:
USA:
Fine & Rare Wines Ltd.; H & H Bancroft; Justerini & Brooks; The Wine
Treasury; Seckford Wines.
Kermit Lynch. Ideal wine and IB Imports
Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron, Nuits-Saint-Georges Prémeaux
Sophie Meunier is a gregarious person. When she is not making wine she is involved
in projects such as an exchange programme with South Africa for young people in the
wine trade. She exudes energy and good will and is obviously passionate about this
project to bring opportunities to bright, but disadvantaged youngsters.
When Sophie was their age, in her late teens, she wanted to be a journalist. She
started working at the domaine in 1982 when her father was unwell and she there
she remained to help with the harvest. When her father passed away in 1983 she
stayed put at the domaine to help her mother. Sophie was just 22 when she made the
decision to take full responsibility. It was not an easy decision for she was young and
had so many other things she wanted to do, but there was no other option as her
mother would have sold the domaine.