2011 Gevrey Chambertin Estournelles St Jacques
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Tasting notes
Comfortable and easy and fruity. Old-slippers impression. (I may have reversed impressions of Lavaut and Estournelles because of the way these wines were presented!) (JR)
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Jancis Robinson MW
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A background application of wood frames the earthy and mildly animale aromas of wild red berry and blue pinot fruit that is liberally laced with wet stone that also is reflected by the more concentrated and slightly riper middle weight flavors that possess both fine intensity and persistence. These two wines are qualitative equals but possess very different characters as the Champeaux is a wine of finesse whereas the Estournelles is more robust and forceful. A choice. Tasted: Jan 14, 2013. Drink: 2019+
About the producer
Domaine Duroché has, under Pierre Duroché, become one of the most sought-out and respected wine domaines in Gevrey-Chambertin. The wines are delicate and detailed, yet with old-vine intensity, a clear sense of place and style – and it’s easy to see why they’ve rapidly become so in-demand.