Over half from 60+-year-old vines just north of Premeaux-Prissy, Forey’s 2005 Nuits-St.-Georges offers more heft than the village Morey but less charm. Tart, fresh blackberry and black cherry with salty accents inform a substantial palate, with abundant but fine tannin. The finish offers a palpable sense of extract, wet stone undertones, and persistently fresh, pure fruit.
At the time of my visit, Regis Forey had only recently (with one exception noted below) bottled his 2005s – unfiltered, and with very low levels of sulfur. These are a profoundly-satisfying, and ageworthy group of wines, but not at all showy. Forey was not timid with extraction when it came to this vintage; on the other hand he was one of several growers who told me he had recently lightened up on the use of new wood, and one of several to employ a significant number of 500 liter (double barrique) barrels to diminish the stave surface to wine volume ratio and enhance freshness. Forey’s line-up has been significantly enhanced in recent years by rental agreements.
Importer: Rosenthal Wine Merchant, Pine Plains, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990
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