Description

Joseph Drouhin
Gevrey-Chambertin Cazetiers

 

Producing communes:

• • Gevrey-Chambertin and Brochon.

Supply:

• • Grapes and musts purchased from supply partners according to rigorous specifications.

DESCRIPTION:

• • Gevrey is of course the village where the Grand Cru vineyard Chambertin is located.
  • Vines have been cultivated here since 630AD, when a certain Bertin decided to emulate the monks, his neighbors.
  • The wine he made turned out to be spectacular – and the rest is history!
  • The Soil is lean and chalky, with a red-brown cover layer of clayey marl.

GRAPE VARIETY:

• • Pinot Noir

FOOD PAIRINGS:

Gevrey-Chambertin could be served with beef bourguignon, coq au vin, grilled meat and great cheeses.

TASTING NOTES:

With a beautiful deep rubis colour, the wine develops complex aromas of small red and black fruits, spices and liquorice. The mouth is generous. It shows a good structure and is powerful with silky tannins.

Ageing:

• • Ageing:  in oak barrels including 25% of new barrels. It lasts between 14 to 18 months.

Service

• • Cellaring: Optimal consumption: 8 to 13 years
  • Ageing potential: 15 years
  • Tasting temperature: 61-62°F

 

 

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