2018 Gevrey Chambertin
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The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Village from Maison Drouhin has turned out very nicely, offering up an inviting bouquet of ripe cherries, plums, smoked meats and dried flowers. Medium-bodied, rich and fleshy, it's open and giving, built around melting tannins and succulent acids.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Village has an easygoing bouquet of cranberry, raspberry, sous-bois and light tobacco aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, rounded and caressing in texture. It is not the most complex Gevrey Village you will taste, but it is well balanced with a welcome touch of spice enlivening the modest finish. Enjoy over the next five years.
Cask sample. Mid cherry red. Dark-red and slightly dusty. So much darker fruited than the Chambolle just tasted. Dark cherry fruit, ripe and dense with a long savoury finish. More muscular than the Chambolle but still remarkably smooth in texture. (JH)
About the producer
Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.