Burghound

"Here the lateness of the malos is in evidence as the nose is almost raw with traces of fermentation aromas and reduction though the medium plus weight flavors are detailed, racy and offer more minerality than usual. I tried this from several different barrels, including one from a new barrel that was further developed and the material is impressive and it's possible that my score could be conservative."

Antonio Galloni

"Good bright red-ruby. Red cherry, licorice and a whiff of leather on the nose. More tightly wound than the Chaignots and more mineral in character. This is much more primary wine, with a firm tannic spine." -Stephen Tanzer

Robert Parker

"The 2005 Nuits-St.-Georges Les Bousselots offers aromas of ripe red and black cherry, sassafras and licorce, a more subdued sense of piquant nuttiness than accrued to the Chaignots, and distinct, roasted meatiness as well. A bright fresh fruit essence on the palate is under-girded by stony minerality and firm but fine tannins. Distinctly bitter herbal shadings and overtly stony, iodine and saline minerality finish the impressively-concentrated long, lean picture. This seems likely to mature more slowly than the Chaignots, but either could be held for at least a decade – in that regard, this domaine’s track record is stellar, even in lesser vintages." -Robert Parker