2017 Gevrey Chambertin
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The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Village offers intense brambly black fruit on a nose laced with orange zest. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy tannins and moderate acidity, just missing some tension and terroir expression toward the sweet and quite candied finish.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Village includes 30% whole bunch fruit and raised in 30% new oak. This has a well defined bouquet with blackberry, briary and light crushed stone aromas that gradually unfold in the glass. The palate is well balanced with supple tannin, a fine bead of acidity, quite silky in terms of texture with a caressing, black cherry and cassis finish. Delicious!
50-year-old vines deemed ‘not old’ because those in the Vieilles Vignes bottling are even older. On pebbles so has finesse rather than structure. 30% whole bunch and 30% new oak – if fruit is ripe, no need to reduce the amount of oak. No point doing whole-bunch if you do less than 30%. Dark colour and a touch of smoky char on the nose. Dark fruit. Dry and savoury on the palate but with fluid dark fruit to fill the core. Savoury and elegant with fine texture. Great balance. Smoky char from the oak, but underlined by the dark fruit, is enticing and not overwhelming. Dry, compact, juicy fruit on the finish. (JH)