Clos des Forêts St. Georges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Pinot Noir

Confrérie Des Chevaliers du Tastevin Sous-Commanderie d'Albany, Paulée Dinner; 10 September 2023 at Chez Mike, East Greenbush, NY

Dark scarlet, almost opaque. Brooding tight nose, despite a few hours in the decanter. Eventually opens up to reveal bright fruit, some dark soil, some herbs and a little wood. Nice in the mouth, coats the palate. Good, not great.. and overall a nice bottle to go with the sea bass special at the restaurant down the street.

Dark ruby purple. Quiet nose even with a few hours of air. Still primary. Tannin not fully resolved. Needs time.

Popped decanted and poured. Not as fruit forward with that Pinot impact as I was hoping for. Musty and closed. Maybe in a phase but this has been better in the past.

Still primary and should improve with age. From mag.

Slight bitterness to the finish but drinking so well.

From magnum. Let's get the party started.

Just starting to show some development, with mushrooms and dried black tea, but still has a lot of red fruit, rhubarb and cola. Beautiful wine.

Indian diaper.

Pristine bottle of wine. So clean. Amazingly bright fruit, crazy acidity, and great depth.