2016 Gevrey Chambertin
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The 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin Village is an attractively gourmand, fruit-driven wine that bursts from the glass with notes of sweet red cherries, raspberries and dried flowers, followed by a supple, succulent palate. Duroché began producing Gevrey-Chambertin lieux-dits bottlings in 2005; before that date, the parcels that produced those cuvées went into the domaine's Gevrey village and the others were sold to négociants.
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Neal Martin
Jancis Robinson MW
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Easy, relaxed nose. A little light. Needs a bit more flesh in the middle. Easy peasy. (JR)
The 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin Village is a blend of a parcel from the north of the village of Gevrey, a parcel in Aux Etelois that is not selected for that cuvee, and fruit from Pressonnnier. It felt open on the nose with raspberry preserve and crushed strawberry scents. The palate is nicely balanced, bright and pretty in the mouth with a keen line of acidity, then battening down the hatches toward the tightly coiled finish that will open by the time of bottling. There is good potential here, but it will require a couple of years in bottle. Dec 2017, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Domaine Duroché has, under Pierre Duroché, become one of the most sought-out and respected wine domaines in Gevrey-Chambertin. The wines are delicate and detailed, yet with old-vine intensity, a clear sense of place and style – and it’s easy to see why they’ve rapidly become so in-demand.