2014 Gevrey Chambertin Evocelles
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(50% vendange entier; from 50-year-old vines):Good dark red. Totally different from the La Justice, conveying lovely _calcaire energy to its pungent raspberry and licorice aromas. Intensely flavored and vibrant, showing good inner-mouth chalky tension to its berry and menthol flavors. A cool, high-altitude style with an intriguing peppery salinity. Really vibrates in the middle palate and on the aftertaste. (The Gevrey-Chambertin Bel Air 1er Cru was rich and sweet but too reduced to assess with confidence. )
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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The 2014 Gevrey-Chambertin les Evocelles has a slightly smudged nose at first, though it seems to gain more clarity as it opens in the glass. The palate has a twist of sour cherry on the entry, rather reduced here and it seems to miss some substance towards the finish. I suspect this will be better after bottling and will seek to re-taste it then.
About the producer
Based south of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Prémeaux-Prissey, Domaine de la Vougeraie was created in 1999, grouping all of Jean-Claude Boisset’s holdings under one name. The property has a total 40 hectares of vines, with extensive holdings in Vougeot as well as plots in six Grands Crus.