2014 Gevrey Chambertin Evocelles
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Good full red. Blackberry, licorice, pepper and wild herbs on the nose. Juicy flavors of wild berries, minerals and licorice are a bit folded in on themselves today and not showing the sweetness or pliancy of the 2015 version. The wine's brisk acidity currently clashes with its tannins, giving the finish a slight dryness. Still, the tannins are less brutal and more melted into the wine's fruit than in previous vintages.
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Neal Martin
Jancis Robinson MW
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(aged in one-third new and two-thirds one-year-old barrels; the following wines are all aged in 100% new oak; 75% vendange entier ): Dark red-ruby. Wild blackberry, licorice and minerals on the nose. Sweet but quite firm on the palate, and still a bit reduced, with firm-edged acidity and underlying stony minerality leavening the wine's ripe dark chocolate element. Finishes uncompromisingly dry, with a slightly tart edge and fine-grained but youthfully tough tannins.
The 2014 Gevrey Chamberin Les Evocelles contains between 60% and 70% whole bunch fruit. It has an aromatic, perfumed bouquet that is much more expressive than the Vosne-Romanée at present: macerated black cherries mixed with crème de cassis. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, a fine line of acidity, fresh in the mouth with a citrus-like black cherry and bilberry finish. Afford this 3-4 years in the cellar.
75% whole bunch. 67% new oak. Limestone. Mossy and racy on the nose with lots of freshness. Big and round upfront on the palate but compensated for by the raciness. Punchy. (JR)
About the producer
Dugat-Py, based at the base of the Combe de Lavaux in Gevrey-Chambertin, stands as one of Burgundy’s most revered producers, known for crafting Pinot Noir of incredible depth, power, and age-worthiness.