2016 Gevrey Chambertin La Croix des Champs
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(Liger-Belair just bought this parcel on mostly clay and silt soil after years of farming it via a fermage arrangement; 50% vendange entier ; just 20% of the crop was lost to frost): Dark red with ruby tones. Very ripe dark fruit aromas are complicated by strong soil notes of dried flowers ("the veggie side of floral," says Liger-Belair), licorice and cut straw. More precise on the palate than the nose suggests, displaying the savory, sappy side of the vintage and very good intensity. Finishes with building, slightly dusty tannins and noteworthy energy. Not at all a rustic style of Gevrey, despite the fact that it's from a parcel on the wrong side of the Route Nationale.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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The 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin Croix des Champs includes 50% whole cluster this year. It has a crisp, detailed bouquet with vibrant red and black fruit, hints of wet loam surfacing with time and mutating into more floral aromas with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin, good density, tightening up toward the finish to suggest that it will need a couple of years in bottle. I admire the nascent energy of this Gevrey.