2018 Gevrey Chambertin Combe Aux Moines
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Unfurling in the glass with youthfully reserved aromas of red and black berries, raw cocoa, sweet soil tones and subtle spices, the 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe Aux Moines is medium to full-bodied, bright and lively, with powdery tannins, a tightly knit core and good balancing acids. This is an elegant, rather reticent middleweight in a vintage with a propensity to produce rather large-scaled wines, and I expect it to evolve with grace.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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Barrel sample. Mid cherry red. Sweet cherry fruit with a touch of oak spice and sweetness. Very red-fruited for Gevrey. Elegant and darker on the palate but something a touch floral, perhaps peony? Beauty and restraint. Long, too. Hard to suggest how soon you might approach this – the tannins are so fine but it has a long life ahead. (JH)
About the producer
Domaine Faiveley is one of Burgundy’s most important wine producers. The family-owned estate, now in the hands of the seventh generation, is one of the largest in the region, with significant holdings in both the Côte d’Or and the Côte Chalonnaise.