2020 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru
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The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru wafts from the glass with aromas of cherries, wild berries, warm spices, orange rind and a deft application of creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, it's deep and concentrated, with velvety tannins, lively acids and a beautifully integrated, complete profile. For some 70% of this cuvée, Mortet's team processed the harvest manually, cutting out the clusters' central rachis while retaining the grapes and their pedicels intact. The result is the best rendition of this cuvée to date.
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Neal Martin
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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A blend of lieux-dits (Petit Chapelle, Cherbaude and Belair), the 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru contains 60% whole bunch. This has a much more floral bouquet with peony and iris scents, vibrant black fruit with more red fruit surfacing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannins, slightly chalky almost powdery in texture with fine depth and a palpable sense of energy on the finish. Excellent.
About the producer
This estate, today with Arnaud Mortet at the helm, makes some of Gevrey-Chambertin’s finest wines. Working with 16 hectares, as well as a few négociant parcels, this property makes perfumed and chiselled Pinot Noir.