Drouhin Laroze
Gevrey Chambertin, Au Closeau, 1er Cru, 2018
Ready,Youthful
2022 - 2033justerini & brooks tasting note
Rich and silky, oozing with sticky sweet plum, squashed hedgerow berry and blueberries and cream characteristics. Indulgent, smooth and round. 50% whole-bunch ferment. A classic Gevrey from a Premier Cru vineyard just in front of Mazis-Chambertin.
critic reviews
89-91/100Neal Martin,Vinous
The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Au Closeau 1er Cru has a wonderful bouquet of red currant, cranberry and light <em>sous-bois</em> aromas, all very focused and nicely detailed. The palate is equipped with fine, supple tannins that render this a pliant Gevrey-Chambertin, although there is some new oak on the finish that needs to be subsumed. At 60%, I can see how a little more prudence might have been preferable. Not bad, but I would like to see how this develops and eats up that new wood.
DRINKING WINDOW 2022 - 2033
date of review 01/2020