2011 Gevrey Chambertin Cazetiers
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Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. The Gevrey-Chambertin Cazetiers 2011 from Bruno Clair feels rather green on the nose at first, but with aeration it coalesces nicely and the brambly red fruit musters more intensity to counter that underripe ‘tinge’ (tinge being the appropriate word here.) The palate is marked by firm tannins, but at least there is more fruit concentration and greater depth toward the saline finish. If you can abide greenness on the nose, this is actually quite an attractive Cazetiers.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright, full red. Complex aromas of chocolate, herbs, earth, pepper and violet, with black cherry fruit in the background. Sweet and supple on the palate, with suggestions of very ripe fruit without any heaviness of texture. Finishes with substantial tannins and a bit less verve than the Petite Chapelle. This may be in a sullen stage at present.
Quite dark and blackish next to Clos St-Jacques. Intense but a slight lack of freshness. Dull finish even though there is fruit concentration here. (JR)