Robert Chevillon, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains, 2008 Wasenhaus Weiss 090924 Inspired by that interplay

Inspired by that interplay

Rose petals

and wildly drinkable

Made by Cistercian nuns who've farmed 5 hectares organically for 30 years in Lazio's volcanic soil

The vineyards sit at around 650 meters elevation on limestone-rich soils beneath Mount Yuhtas

Robert Chevillon, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains, 2008 Wasenhaus Weiss 090924 Inspired by that interplayIf Les Saint Georges is the elegant aristocrat of Nuits, Les Vaucrains is the brooding muscleman. Sitting at higher elevation on rocky brown clay limestone soil with limestone scree just above Les Saint Georges, it is consistently the most powerful and structured 1er Cru in the appellation. Robert Chevillon's bottling, made by sons Bertrand and Denis in the traditional house style, takes long macerations, around 30% new oak from Sirugue, and 18 20