2015 Gevrey Chambertin Les Champeaux
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The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champeaux 1er Cru has a relatively ripe, vanilla-y bouquet; the barrel influence is a little too conspicuous for my own preference, though there is good fruit tucked in just behind. There is possibly a small TCA taint here. The palate is medium-bodied and grippy in the mouth, offering sinewy tannin and a mélange of red and black fruit laced with white pepper and sage toward the long finish. Not bad, but that slight corkiness lurks in the background. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
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The Wine Advocate
Neal Martin
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The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Champeaux has an attractive nose of brambly red berry fruit, briary and forest floor - broody at first but opening in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin, a bit coarse at the moment, but there is good substance and it will meld together by the time of bottling. Maybe I was expecting a little more complexity and terroir-expression on the finish, which is why I remain prudent with my mark.
The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Champeaux has an attractive nose of brambly red berry fruit, briary and forest floor - broody at first but opening in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin, a bit coarse at the moment, but there is good substance and it will meld together by the time of bottling. Maybe I was expecting a little more complexity and terroir-expression on the finish, which is why I remain prudent with my mark.