2019 GEVREY CHAMBERTIN EN CHAMPS DROUHIN LAROZE - 6x75cl

Tasting Notes

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  Goedhuis, November 2020

  This is a fine vineyard, with its 60 year old vines sitting just below the Premier Cru Champeaux on the northern edge of the village. Full of juicy rich fruit, this is wonderfully flavoursome with dark berries and hints of coffee and smoky spice. A little more energetic than the Dix Climats, with a touch of mineral edge and drive. Great length and plenty of life.

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  Neal Martin, December 2020,
  Score: 88-90

  The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin En Champs is very closed on the nose, touches of rose petal infusing the red berry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red berry fruit, cumin and cracked black pepper notes. There is plenty of energy and I admire the cohesion and concentration on the finish. Give this 24 months to open once in bottle. Drink 2023 - 2035

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  Jasper Morris MW, November 2020,
  Score: 90-92

  30% Whole Bunch Fermentation; 40% new wood. Deep purple, a soft but charming nose with surprising depth of fruit behind, a few blackberries with dark raspberry and then a fresher finish with more red fruit notes.

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Producer

Domaine Drouhin Laroze

This substantial Gevrey Chambertin domaine is under the guardianship of a collaborative family team: Philippe Drouhin is ably assisted by son and daughter Nicolas and Caroline. First established in 1850, the domaine has major holdings in Gevrey Chambertin, as well as an impressive array of the Côte de Nuits’s grands crus, stretching from Gevrey down through Chambolle Musginy and into Vougeot. Recent investment at the domaine’s barrel hall will continue to drive quality at Drouhin Laroze. Their style falls somewhere between a modernist and a traditionalist. The wines are ripe, concentrated, and often earthy and textured. They offer terrific value, particularly in Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru.