Gevrey Chambertin, Les Cazetiers, 1er Cru, 2024
Just a single barrel?of Cazetieres was produced in 2024 and what a shame, for the fragrance here is gentle but impeccable. Fine grained and fine fruited, with a seam of cleansing minerals running through the fruit. Not a Cazetieres of impact, but one of delicacy and detail. A first-rate Gevrey Premier Cru vineyard high up on the slope next door to Clos St Jacques. Whilst there is a similar aromatic quality to the wines of its neighbour the taste profile is very different, with suaver, rounder fruit coming from the white clay soils found here in this limestone-influenced parcel in the upper part of the vineyard.
critic reviews
The 2024 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers 1er Cru is reduced to just 300 bottles. Vibrant redcurrant and crushed strawberry on the energetic bouquet, its vigour inverse to its production. The palate is medium-bodied with quite powdery tannins, darker fruit than the Clos du Fonteny with respectable density for a Gevrey in this vintage. There is something assured about this Les Cazetiers that brushes off the travails of the growing season.