Berthaut-Gerbet, Gevrey Chambertin Lavaut St Jacques

Berthaut-Gerbet, Gevrey Chambertin Lavaut St JacquesA slightly more elegant nose features a cool and restrained array of assorted red berries, game, earth and a hint of wet stone. The stony character of the nose is picked up by the delicious middle weight flavors though the finish is somewhat drying though the abundant gas makes this difficult to read. (87 90?) 2020+

and arguably sets the tone for all of Egon Müllers 2014s

grape production was reduced by half anyway

The 2010 Barolo Monvigliero shows a pretty degree of color salutation with brilliant garnet and ruby highlights

indeed seamless and comes across as more compact yet also more powerful

green apple and white peach suffused nose

This is also admirably pure

smoked meats and underbrush that continue to change and develop in the glass

the declared appellation must be Chambertin)

This is lighter in style but the purity of expression is really lovely

Looking at the 2010s

balanced and strikingly long finish

(from 11 different parcels)