Louis Boillot, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Prulieres 2017 LOIRE LUXE Merlot and Malbec are aged

Merlot and Malbec are aged 21 months in (50% new) French oak

walnuts and dark chocolate

sous-bois and tar

It’s not too dissimilar to the 2003 early in its life) with its exotic

Rich and well-integrated oak though there's lots of spice all the way through

Louis Boillot, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Prulieres 2017 LOIRE LUXE Merlot and Malbec are agedImporter's note; Nuits Saint Georges has a reputation for robust wines with coarse tannins, but there are plenty of exceptions to the rule. Take Pierre Boillots Les Pruliers, which is quite the oppositeits floral, finessed, and delicately detailed, thanks to vines that are more than a century old, planted in 1911. In its youth, budding aromatics of rose and black cherry stand out, but over time, it will mature into a woodsy, truffled beauty with a