This was also one of the wines tasted in the mainly 1er Cru Burgundy dinner. Domaine Henri Gouges is one of the most famous estates in Nuits-St-Georges, Their family had owned vineyards for generations and this estate had been in their family since 1919. Henri had also been famous for fighting winr fraud in Burgundy in the 1920s and 1930s, and when the appellations were later drawn up, Henri as Mayor of Nuits-St-Georges recommended that there be no grand crus in this village (probably because he also held a large holding in one of the forerunners for grand cru). Now Henri's grandsons are still taking meticulous care in crafting wines which will last and last.
We had the 2007 1er Cru les Pruliers at dinner the other night. It was a limpid garnet with a sweet acid fruity nose. The palate was also sweet and fruity with the acid appearing later on to form a nice backbone for the wine.
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