1999 Gevrey Chambertin Les Combottes
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First bottle a bit stewed. Second bottle: Very deep colour. Deep ruby with lots of evolution at the rim. Heady, mushroomy, sweet – without the precision one might hope for but a very pleasurable drink now. Real weight and lift. Hint of medicinal about the mid palate. Starting to become dry and dusty. Definitely for current drinking. Could be that another bottle would have more vigour and ageing potential but this seems to be oxidising. A third bottle was later tasted by Toby Morrhal, Burgundy buyer for the Wine Society, and was perfectly fine apparently, and the Seysses are quite happy with them so these two bottles were our bad luck presumably. (JR)
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Pierre Rovani
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The ruby-colored 1999 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Combottes exhibits a sweet, perfumed, red fruit-scented nose. It has an excellent depth of red and black cherries in its medium-bodied, supple-textured personality. This wine has excellent to outstanding grip, density of fruit, and balance. Its long finish reveals copious amounts of ripe tannins that should melt away with cellaring. Projected maturity: 2005-2012. Importer: Wilson-Daniels, St. Helena, CA; tel. (707) 963-9661.
As is often the case, Combottes resembles a lesser Latricières and this wine is cut from that cloth with its elegant red raspberry fruit and prominent minerality. There is not a lot of density here but the finesse, elegance and length are of grand cru caliber. It is wines such as this that raise the question as to whether Aux Combottes should be considered for grand cru status. Allen Meadows, Burghound, Jan, 2001
About the producer
Domaine Dujac is one of Burgundy’s most famous wine estates. It crafts red Burgundies with a distinct style, from a fantastic array of vineyard plots, including seven Grands Crus.