2015 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru

The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru includes 40% whole bunch and matured in 50% new oak, originating from the usual three vineyards: Petit Chapelle, Gerbaudes and Bel-Air. Apparently the berries here were particularly small. It has an understated bouquet at first, but it rapidly unfurls with pure dark cherries, crushed strawberry and rose petal aromas, an underlying mineralité surfacing with a few swirls of the glass. The palate is supremely well balanced with a killer line of acidity that slices through the layers of pure and compelling red cherry and strawberry fruit. There is outstanding mineral tension on the finish. Brilliant.

(a blend of Bel-Air, Petit Chapelle and Cherbaudes; 40% vendange entier and 49% new oak): Deep red with ruby tones. Sexy scents of black raspberry, game and chocolate. Tactile, sweet and deep, with its chewy dark berry flavors complemented by saline minerality. Finishes ripely tannic and long; clearly the deepest of these 2015s to this point.