2009 Gevrey Chambertin Clos Prieur

The 2009 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Prieur is another of the more structured Gevreys in this line-up. Here it is the wine’s focus and drive that are most impressive. This shows marvelous energy in its fragrant, nuanced fruit. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2022. David and Nicolas Rossignol began harvesting on September 12th. They used a fair amount of whole clusters, ranging from 33% or so for the 1ers up to 50% for the Grand Crus. The wines saw 14-21 days of cuvaison. After debourbage, the wines were racked into oak, roughly 15% new barrels for the villages, 33% for the 1ers and 50% for the Grand Crus. The malos were early and quick, and the wines were bottled between January and March 2011. A Becky Wasserman Selection, Le Serbet, Beaune, FR; tel. +33 (380) – 262 060