2017 Gevrey Chambertin Petite Chapelle
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The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Petite Chapelle confirms all the promise it showed from barrel and ranks among the highlights of this year's collection chez Dugat-Py. Bursting with aromas of cassis, blackberries, smoked meats, truffles and loamy soil, it's medium to full-bodied, velvety but incisive, simultaneously impressively concentrated and stimulatingly vibrant, concluding with a long and sapid finish. This is the finest Petite Chapelle that I can remember tasting at this address.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Petite Chapelle 1er Cru comes from three parcels, matures in 70% new oak and is made with around 40% whole bunch fruit. It has a concentrated bouquet with layers of macerated red fruit, candied orange peel and pressed flowers. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin, slightly confit at the entry, then more strict and linear towards the finish with a touch of white pepper on the aftertaste.
As is virtually always the case and, as one would expect, this is aromatically much more elegant with its perfumed combination of lavender, red cherry, spice and Asian-style tea. The gorgeously textured and strikingly delineated medium-bodied flavors exude a fine bead of minerality on the caressing yet powerful finish that goes on and on. This is a knockout.
About the producer
Dugat-Py, based at the base of the Combe de Lavaux in Gevrey-Chambertin, stands as one of Burgundy’s most revered producers, known for crafting Pinot Noir of incredible depth, power, and age-worthiness.