2005 Lucien Le Moine Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers 1er Cru
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From nearly ninety year-old vines and in bottle three weeks when I tasted, a 2005 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers offers an alluring bouquet of flowers, backed by blackberries and tiny Maine blueberries. This manages in the mouth to combine overt chalk and stone minerality as befits its rocky, high-elevation origins, plus deep marrow and beef stock meatiness, with a refinement, purity and sweetness of fruit that are hallmark Lucien Le Moine. Bitter-sweet florality refined minerality and pure fruit inform a finish of superb penetration and length. This certainly makes a strong case for the quality of its site, if not quite for Saouma’s opinion that Cazetiers is the finest premier cru of Gevrey. I especially regret having learned only later that I was not being offered a taste of the corresponding Lavaux St.-Jacques. Importer: Vintus, Pleasantville, NY; tel. (919) 769-3000
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate
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Good bright, deep red. Pretty aromas of raspberry, maraschino cherry and minerals; I find this rather Chambolle-like in its tangy perfume. Supple and precise but juicy and tight; not a big wine but dusty with extract. Finishes with firm tannins and excellent persistence.