Robert Chevillon, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains, 2008 Wasenhaus Weiss 090924 or a Champagne novice looking

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Robert Chevillon, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains, 2008 Wasenhaus Weiss 090924 or a Champagne novice lookingIf 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