Drouhin Laroze
Gevrey Chambertin, En Champs, 2018
justerini & brooks tasting note
A little brooding and surly at first, dense and opaque but corpulent and voluptuous. Beautifully smooth-textured dark berry fruit with liquorice spice touches. Liquid velvet. A fine, relatively cool Gevrey lieu dit that typically yields, fresh, racy wines. Fully destemmed and aged in 40% new oak.
critic reviews
90-92/100Neal Martin,Vinous
The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin En Champs has a well-defined, detailed bouquet of great precision (what a <em>bon idée</em> to separate this out from the Gevrey Village in 2015). The palate is medium-bodied with quite dense black fruit and a little tarry in texture, with impressive salinity and focus toward the finish. Recommended.
DRINKING WINDOW 2022 - 2035
date of review 01/2020