Gevrey-Chambertin

2004 Mugneret Dr Georges Gevrey-Chambertin

By on March 31, 2008 #asides

Medium, medium-plus colour. The nose starts with a waft of dark oak that is slowly replaced by cedar. It’s a short peak of green that slowly, but never completely subsides, filling out with soft, ripe and creamy fruits with fainter brûlée. The palate is well-textured, ripe and sweet. Initially the acidity is a little prickly – carbon dioxide probably as it fades and smooths. The finish is a very good one, again edged with cream. The green element has faded to the extent that it is no longer part of the flavour profile. I’m more confident now for the future – perhaps the next in 3 or 4 years…

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2005 Mugneret Dr Georges Gevrey-Chambertin

By on March 31, 2008 #asides

Deeper colour than the 2004. The nose more reticent but is deeper and with darker black-shaded fruits against a faintly sweet spicy gingerbread background. Starts narrow but really widens on the palate with inky, palate staining concentration. It’s rather mineral but very impressive – the structure is completely buried. An absolute home-run for this wine in 2005 – and it will need at least 10 years in the cellar – did I leave it too late for more bottles?

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2006 Potel Nicolas Gevrey-Chambertin

By on March 31, 2008 #asides

Some lovely dark red fruits on the nose. The palate is wide and interesting and packed with very fine tannin. This is quite long and a very good villages Gevrey

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2005 Remoissenet Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin

By on March 31, 2008 #asides

(Half-bottle) Medium, medium-plus colour. The nose needs 5 minutes in the glass, but then it sparkles with lovely red berry fruit, though after an hour it’s closed down a lot, leaving only sullen darker elements and faint chocolate. Very smooth texture, decent enough acidity, lovely breadth of fruit across the tongue and just an added dash of creamy oak flavour on the finish. The tannins are currently buried; this is very sophisticated for a villages Gevrey that I might wish had an extra edge of acidity, but I’m being really picky!

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2005 Perrot-Minot Christophe Gevrey-Chambertin

By on October 31, 2007 #asides

Despite being tight at the core there is some width and hints of cream on the nose. Much more concentration and structure, but the tannin is almost as fine as the Rousseau – though to a fresher effect. I have a slight preference for this.

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2005 Rousseau Armand Gevrey-Chambertin

By on October 31, 2007 #asides

The nose is a little animale. In the mouth it’s soft and ripe with impressively fine tannin. Clearly an executive villages. Impressive, but could it have been a little fresher?

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2000 Chézeaux Gevrey-Chambertin

By on July 31, 2007 #asides

Medium-pale ruby-red. The nose starts with a waft of sweet oak, 2 minutes later it’s gone, replaced by a forward and ripe mix of strawberry/raspberry against a developing, more tertiary background. Sweet and soft with a good intensity in the mid-palate, the slowly mouthwatering finish is not bad either. This is a medium-weight wine that’s relatively easy drinking and simple but very tasty – shows the friendly side of the vintage.

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2005 Mischief and Mayhem Gevrey-Chambertin

By on July 31, 2007 #asides

The nose is floral, bright and ripe – given time it shows redder and redder. Clean and linear with tannin that shows itself quite late. This is a nice fresh villages and recommended.

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