2017 Gevrey Chambertin Jeunes Rois
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Hints of smoked meats and peonies mingle with aromas of red berries and loamy soil, introducing the 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Jeunes Rois, a medium to full-bodied, delicately fleshy wine that's built around lively acids and powdery tannins, concluding with a sapid finish. This is a touch more introverted and reserved than Le Clos this year, and it will reward at least a modicum of bottle age.
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Neal Martin
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Jeune Rois has a giving bouquet with perfumed red cherries and crushed strawberry laced with lavender and pot pourri scents, though these do not overpower the terroir expression. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit, a fine line of acidity, gentle in terms of grip with a caressing, velvet smooth finish. Gorgeous.
An agreeably fresh and earthy if restrained nose offers up notes of purple fruit and humus. The vibrant and seductively textured medium weight flavors possess a beguiling mouthfeel while offering fine length on the youthfully austere and firm finish.
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.