Les Perrières is situated close to the quarry in Nuits-St-Georges and often seems to have a slightly chalky note to it chez Chevillon. Aged in 30% new wood, it's one of the more structured wines in the domaine's range in 2018, exhibiting impressive depth and concentration, sweet bramble and mulberry fruit, sinewy tannins and the potential to age stylishly in bottle.

(90-94 points) Perrières all but escaped the storms, with hail just nibbling at the edge. Bright crimson purple with a heady nose. Oak too. This is at the limit of ripeness, with a dark brambly character, some dry tannins, but in the end it has resisted well.

(92 - 94 points) The 2018 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Perrières was showing especially well, mingling aromas of cassis and dark chocolate with savory nuances of loamy soil and grilled squab in an incipiently complex bouquet. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's lively and precise, with terrific tension despite the richness and power of the vintage.- WK

(91-93 points) The 2018 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Perrieres ler Cru has a riper and showier bouquet compared to the Roncieres, featuring dark berry fruit, crushed violets and iris flowers, hints of blood orange and dark chocolate emerging with time in the glass. The medium-bodied palate offers supple tannins, very good depth and a more tertiary element compared to Chevillon's other 2018s. Perhaps here the oak will need more time to be subsumed, but there is certainly very good depth on the finish. Give it three to five years in bottle. By Neal Martin on November 2019