2013 Lucien Le Moine Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers 1er Cru
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The 2013 Gevrey Chambertin Les Cazetiers 1er Cru: Mounir begged me to tell readers not to buy this wine because he wants to keep it for himself! It boasts a very elegant nose with lively red berry fruit interlaced with sous-bois and mineral aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, strict and linear with fine precision toward the finish. Don’t buy it!
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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(from 108-year-old vines that produced less than 25 hectoliters per hectare, says Saouma, adding that the berries were tiny and had very strong skins): Good deep red. Terrific lift to the lightly balsamic aromas of purple fruits and brown spices. Seriously dense and fresh, conveying a crystallized fruit character to its flavors of red and black berries. Wonderfully sweet, concentrated, long wine with substantial tannins totally covered by mid-palate extract. Saouma will bottle part of this cuvée in magnums. A great premier cru in the making.