Please see my overview of the vintage here.
Bertrand Chevillon said that in Cailles, Vaucrains, and Les Saint-Georges, losses from hail were about 20-30% with Les Saint-Georges being the worst hit.
Harvesting began on 5 September and finished around 14-15 September. Alcohols are around 14º with 14.2º at the maximum. As usual, all grapes were destemmed, 30% new oak. Malo-lactic fermentations finished for the village wine in February and in spring for the premiers crus. Bertrand said that he would bottle as late as possible.
As a group, these wines were on the riper side of the vintage in style, but not over the line for my tastes.
2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges vieilles vignes
This wine is smooth with earthy blue fruits, medium weight, good length, and round tannins. (88-90)
2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots
A big step up from the village wine, the Chaignots shows typical spiciness in the nose. The mouth is smooth, long, and rich with spiciness to the dark fruits. (91-93)
2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Bousselots
With a stony nose, the Bousselots features dark fruits in the mouth, a velvet texture, good liveliness, and a hint of violets. (91-93)
2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Roncières
The Roncières has minerality and stoniness in the nose and mouth and more obvious structure than the preceding wines with depth, dark fruits, and length. (92-94)
2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Perrières
Chevillon’s Perrières is stony and drier than the Roncières, less complete and doesn’t show the usual tension from this vineyard, usually a favorite of mine. Nevertheless, there is quality here. (90-93)
2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers
The nose of the Pruliers is smoky and mineral. The mouth is pure and lovely with deep, fresh dark fruits and real penetration. Round tannins. (92-95)
2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Cailles
The Cailles begins with an earthy, smoky nose. In the mouth, one perceives the extra concentration and density to the dark fruit as a result of the yow yields due both to the hail loss and the very old vines. The wine is very long in the mouth. (93-95)
2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Saint-Georges
The nose of the Les Saint-Georges is mineral and stony. The mouth is mineral, too, almost Vaucrains-like. The wine has structure, depth, and purity to its blue fruits, and also a touch of violets. (94-96)
2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains
Even more mineral and stony in the nose than the Les Saint-Georges, the Vaucrains follows in the mouth with some creaminess, tannins, and power with dark fruits. Typical of Vaucrains, this wine will need substantial aging. (94-96)
2017 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Cahignots
The 2017 Chaignots shows excellent structure, red and dark fruits, depth, and freshness. What I look for in Burgundy. 92/A