2002 GILLES-JOURDAN COTE DE NUITS-VILLAGES "LA ROBIGNOTTE" (a monopole or monopoly)
(Cote de Nuits-Village come from the Nuits-St-Georges area of Burgundy, France)
13.5% alcohol
Dark ruby color--scarlet with violet overtones and some transparency. Perfumed nose of bruised cherries, violets, and plumskins. Very smooth--great balance. Best the first two evenings. Imported by Turner Wine Imports, Morrisville, NC. Purchased from Carolina Wine Company. (The 2001 version was only $24.99 and the 2003 version was $29.99. I paid probably less than $30 for the 2002 and that makes it a good QPR for Burgundies.)
2000 JAYER-GILLES COTE DE NUITS-VILLAGES
Slightly lighter ruby color than the CdNV from Gilles-Jourdan. Some viscosity. Shows grip. Boysenberries and dark cherries on the nose and flavor palette and palate. Not as aromatic as the 2002 Gilles-Jourdan CdNV.
Possibly in a slumberous state. Still quite nice but the 2002 wine gets the preference here. (One critic found the Gilles-Jourdan to surpass all other CdNV for the vintage.)