2020 Gevrey Chambertin La Perriere
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Tasting Notes
The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin La Perrière ler Cru takes its time to open on the nose, but it is well worth waiting for as it offers vibrant blackberry and raspberry fruit, undergrowth and light oyster shell scents. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit, smooth in terms of mouthfeel with a gentle grip towards the finish, where if I am to quibble, just needs a little more complexity. But this should still age well in bottle.
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Neal Martin, Vinous
Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy
More reviews and scores
Cask sample. Big step up in depth and heft. Dark-fruit character. But still manages to be a very elegant and refined premier cru. Plenty of wood but the density of the wine can take this. Drink now or keep for many years.
50% whole bunch vinification. More in finesse naturally here, so less whole bunch. Crimson-purple colour, indeed the nose does show some finesse here. A little darker fruit, a little pepper. Strawberry to the fore, a little warmer at the back, not quite together at the moment (or in this sample). Still good but less compelling than their best wines today.
About the producer
Domaine Heresztyn-Mazzini was established in 2012 when Florence Heresztyn took over her family domaine in Gevrey-Chambertin with her husband Simon Mazzini (who originally comes from Champagne).