Joseph Drouhin Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 2018

Name: Joseph Drouhin Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 2018
Brand: Joseph Drouhin
SKU: OATJOSEPHDR19
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About this Wine

Gevrey-Chambertin is a wine with a beautiful bright ruby color. Intensely fruity on the nose the aromas are reminiscent of black cherry wild blackberry and licorice. The woody character is subtle and marries delicately with the other aromas. As the wine evolves there are more complex notes such as mild spice nutmeg and leather. Later still mushroom and damp earth nuances make their appearance. Although present on the palate tannin is never astringent but blends itself harmoniously with the natural freshness and "gras" (velvety texture) of the wine. The same aromas encountered earlier on the nose are found again in the aftertaste.

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

Type	Red Wine
Varietal(s)	Pinot Noir
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Appellation	Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru
Brand	Joseph Drouhin
Vintage	2018

Wines from Burgundy

A legendary wine region setting the benchmark for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay worldwide. In the Jurassic time period, the area was part of a vast, tropical sea. Over hundreds of millions of years, the seabed transformed into various layers of limestone, sandstone and clay soils that have entrapped the fossils of ancient sea creatures. These soils are the secret behind the zesty minerality that Burgundy wines are famous for.

Burgundy is probably the most terroir-centric wine region in France. Huge emphasis is placed on the specific vineyard, soil type, elevation, and angle of slope where the wines were made. This is reflected on the wine's labels where appellations are more prominently displayed compared to the producers’ names.

The most prestigious wines of the region come from a long and narrow escarpment called the Côte d'Or split into the Côte de Nuits to the north and the Côte de Beaune to the south. Côte de Nuits produces many of the world’s finest Pinot Noir’s, all but one of Burgundy’s red Grand Crus are made in this area. Whilst interestingly, the opposite is true for the Côte de Beaune where all but one of the Chardonnay Grand Crus are made. From this information it may seem you should be buying a Pinot from the North and Chardonnay from the south, that is only true for the pinnacle of Burgundian wines. Both outstanding reds and whites are produced throughout the Côte d'Or.

In Burgundy, they use a wine quality tier system that goes:
Grand Crus 1.4% of total production
Premier (1er) Crus 10.2% of total production
Appellations Villages 37.3% of total production
Appellations Regionales 51.1% of total production

When one refers to “Burgundy wines” they are usually talking about those produced in and around the Côte d'Or. While the Chardonnay’s from Chablis and the Gamay’s from Beaujolais are formally apart of the Burgundy wine region, those subregions are generally referred to by their own names rather than being considered “Burgundy wines”.

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Decanter – The secret ingredient in this impressive village Gevrey-Chambertin is the inclusion of 25% Premier Cru grapes which add a little more texture and concentration to the blend. With adroitly handled 20% whole bunches and new wood it's spicy sweet and textured with sappy acidity and notes of summer pudding and aromatic kitchen spices.

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Village from Maison Drouhin has turned out very nicely offering up an inviting bouquet of ripe cherries plums smoked meats and dried flowers. Medium-bodied rich and fleshy it's open and giving built around melting tannins and succulent acids.