Domaine Jean Tardy Nuits Saint Georges Au bas de Combe 2014

Au bas de Combe is the brilliant, under-the-radar plot adjacent to Vosne Romanee’s big-name Premier Crus Les Chaumes and Malconsorts and a football field length away from La Tache, to boot! It is no surprise that big names like Michel Gros, Meo Camuzet, Mugneret-Gibourg and Leroy have long been established here.

Guillaume Tardy farms these vines by hand, planted in 1937, yes you read that right, 80+ years old! Just a stone's throw from the legendary 1er Cru, Malconsorts, this is killer dirt...and the proof is in the bottle. Vosne aromatic spice and mineral complexity meets NSGs signature power and length. Fine, focused dark red pinot fruit, plums, cranberries, dusty red cherry and earth, with plenty of “old vine sap” and a velvet texture. Electric and mouthcoating, this simply drinks far beyond its station. Wow!