2017 Gevrey Chambertin Vieilles Vignes
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Coming from older vines (65+-year-old vines) and brought up in just 15% new French oak, the appellation 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes is beautiful and well worth seeking out. It shows the ripe, sexy style of the vintage yet still has plenty of Gevrey character in its darker cherry and plum fruits as well as notes of orange blossom, spice, and cedary herb nuances. Medium-bodied on the palate, it offers wonderful fruit, ripe, sweet tannins, and is just a charming, delicious, already approachable Gevrey that should keep for 15 years or so in cold cellars.
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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Lovely perfume – perhaps more Volnay or Vosne than Gevrey, clasically – but the structure is certainly in the firmer style, with crisp acid providing enjoyable contrast. (RH)
The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes comes from 65-year old vines and matures in 15% new oak. This has a more flamboyant and extrovert bouquet than the Beaune Les Tuerons, though that is partly because it had just undergone the racking. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, a "gutsy" Gevrey with good substance and brims over with freshness on the finish. What a delicious, charming Gevrey from Rossignol-Trapet - this comes highly recommended.