En Primeur | Spotlight on Gevrey Chambertin

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  Goedhuis, December 2021

  This is a fine cuvée made from the eight different parcels of Gevrey Chambertin that the domaine owns in the village. Enticing loganberry and blueberry fruits, this shows off the warmth of the summer, balancing its ripe fruit with a vibrant freshness from their early picking policy. Sweet and full of vitality, with a soothing finish.

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  Neal Martin, December 2021,
  Score: 88-90

  The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin Village has a straightforward bouquet with brambly red fruit with a touch of sous-bois. The palate is medium-bodied with a slightly lactic entry, lower in acidity than maybe other cuvées though the fleshiness on the finish is appealing. Quite pure too. Drink 2024 - 2034

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  Burghound, January 2022,
  Score: 89-91

  A very fresh if somber nose combines notes of ripe red and dark currant with hints of the sauvage and forest floor. There is excellent richness to the appealingly textured medium-bodied flavors that exude a more subtle minerality on the rustic, complex and sneaky long finish. This too offers fine quality for its level. Outstanding. Drink: 2028+

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  Jasper Morris MW, December 2021,
  Score: 89-90

  Medium deep purple, the nose is not as sensual as chez Ghislaine Barthod. But then more starts to come out. Plenty of ripe raspberry and just a slightly drier finish.

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  Goedhuis, December 2021

  4 hectares of village Gevrey Chambertin in ten different locations is a sizeable parcel and, as a result, this cuvée is always a classic example of the appellation. Always a lovely start to the tasting at the domaine, a full and expressive style with an abundance of tayberry and loganberry, good deep intensity and charming rounded tannins.

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  Burghound, January 2022,
  Score: 88-91

  Equally ripe and fresh aromas are comprised by notes of poached plum, violet and a discreet but perceptible touch of wood. The bright, vibrant and delicious medium weight flavors possess solid density while offering just a bit more overall depth and persistence. Drink: 2027+

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  Matthew Jukes, January 2022,
  Score: 17

  Ripe, smooth, harmonious and balanced, this is a workmanlike Gevrey that ticks the boxes and little more.

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  Goedhuis, December 2021

  This superb wine embodies the ethos of Domaine Serafin, coming from two different plots in the appellation, one with vines of 70 years old and the other just over 100 years. A hugely complex wine, with layers of dark smoky fruits, bilberry and huckleberry. Firm and intense, the powerful fruit is enriched by a faint hint of vanilla oak, giving a pleasing sense of sweetness. This will evolve in bottle to show real pedigree.

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  Goedhuis, December 2021

  This is a highly respected lieu-dit, at the northern end of the village sitting just below 1er Cru Champeaux. Bursting with dark Black Forest fruits, a very rich and full style, which coats the palate. The tannins are ripe and full, and some light acidity keeps everything perfectly in check.

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  Matthew Jukes, January 2022,
  Score: 18+

  En Champs has much deeper set fruit than the VV, and it is more backward, too, so these two make quite a good pair in your cellar. A little more closed and tense but nice and deep on the mid-palate, this is a suave number, and it is sure to impress with its power and depth.

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  Goedhuis, December 2021

  The name Craipillots is a reference to the stony soils in the vineyard, which surely have an influence on the very mineral nature of this wine. Whilst dark in nature, the fruit has a brightness which Caroline describes as “croquant” or crunchy. There is a feeling of mineral tension and almost saline freshness on the finish.

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  Burghound, January 2022,
  Score: 89-91

  Here too there is just enough wood to merit mentioning on the more deeply pitched aromas of poached plum, dark cherry and warm earth. The supple and more refined middle weight flavors don't possess the same depth on the balanced and lingering finish. As is usually the case, this is an elegant Gevrey. Drink: 2027+

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  Matthew Jukes, January 2022,
  Score: 17.5

  I always feel that this is a more red-fruited and tighter Cru in the DL portfolio, and this means that I am always itching to mark it down, but in 2020 there is decent tenacity and resonance here, and I feel that the depth of flavour will carry it through to a rather luscious conclusion.

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  Jasper Morris MW, December 2021,
  Score: 91-94

  30% whole bunch vinification. Bright medium depth of purple, pleasing fruit, fresher red berry style, nicely balanced. Discreet and understated, which I consider to be strong positives, a little bit of pepper at the finish. Medium bodied and persistent Salivating.

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  Goedhuis, December 2021

  Positioned on the higher slopes, the old quarry walls form an amphitheatre around this vineyard to create a slightly warmer microclimate. Despite the warmer site, this 2020 has fabulous vitality and freshness. It is so full of energy, with appealing wild bramble and savoury flavours. The tannins give a feeling of tight minerality. Superb structure and great length.