The 2013 Nuits Saint Georges 1er Cru Bousselots has a light coffee-tinged bouquet with vibrant red berry fruit that is nicely defined. The palate is well balanced with crisp, supple tannins and sweet red cherry and raspberry preserve notes. There is moderate weight in the mouth, although the finish is just a little conservative. Yet still, I think this will turn out nicely once in bottle.

There is a hint of the sauvage present on the more deeply pitched nose of various red and dark berries and pungent earth scents. While there is a touch of rusticity to the dense and powerful medium-bodied flavors the overall impression is actually one of this being one of the more refined Nuits 1ers as the balance is lovely. Note that this will definitely benefit from a few years of bottle age and reward up to a decade's worth.