2016 Gevrey Chambertin Les Seuvrees
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The 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Seuvrées impressed me from barrel and now in bottle, it is certainly fulfilling its potential. Served blind at a restaurant in Beaune, it offers copious plush red fruit on the nose laced with subtle limestone scents. The palate is beautifully balanced with velvety smooth tannins, immense depth for a Village Cru with a purity on the finish that is completely disarming. I doubt that you will find many Village Crus that will surpass this little gem from Lignier. Tasted blind at La Superbe restaurant.
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Neal Martin
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(production here was 37 hectoliters per hectare, which Lignier described as significantly less than normal due to a high proportion of millerandé grapes; 25% vendange entier ): Good dark red. Black cherry and a hint of licorice on the nose. A bit darker in its fruit character than La Justice, showing a supple texture and an impression of fullness but also good inner-mouth tension and saline minerality. Finishes with a slight wildness.
The 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin les Seuvrées comes from 60- to 70-year-old vines and included 30% whole-bunch fruit. This has a more refined and precise bouquet than the la Justice thanks to the effortlessly pure red fruit intertwined with cold stone/limestone aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a killer line of acidity and a brightness on the finish that is a pure joy. This is a superb village cru, one of the best that I encountered this vintage.
They have more than 1 ha on clayey soils. Very old vines near Mazoyères. Deep crimson. Racy and with lots of freshness. Even a suggestion of slight leafiness! Lots to chew on. Long. (JR)