The 2016 Nuits St Georges Village comes from the usual four parcels (Au Bas de Combe, Aux Lavières, Aux Athées and Perrière Nablot). At the moment the new oak is a little dominant on the nose, and I would like to see more fruit come through. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chewy tannin on the entry, very good substance and matière for a village cru, albeit with a finish that feels just a little blunt at the moment. Give it a couple of years in bottle to absorb the oak.

The 2015 Nuits St Georges Village comes from parcels located close to Vosne-Romanée. It was showing a little sur-maturité on the nose with touches of fig and dates infusing the red cherry fruit. The palate is better and shows more freshness and balance. The acidity is nicely judged here and there is a tang of citrus fruit towards the confit-like, chalky-textured finish. It will require 2-3 years in bottle to find its groove, although there is good substance here, if not quite the refinement that would merit a higher evaluation.

From four parcels between Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-Saint-Georges, the 2014 Nuits St Georges Village has a lifted, rather "airy" bouquet with cassis and blueberry fruit, nicely integrated with the oak. The palate is fresh and taut on the entry with a keen line of acidity, nicely balanced with a sorbet-like freshness towards the short citric finish. This is a very decent village cru from Michel Gros.

Complex dark fruit and medicinal aromas. Intense, promising and layered with spicy, blackberry and raspberry fruit. Chunky flavour and structure. Complex.