Camille Giroud, Gevrey Chambertin Lavaut St Jacques

Camille Giroud, Gevrey Chambertin Lavaut St JacquesA restrained if not mute nose features elegant and notably cool scents of extract of dark pinot fruit that evidences background nuances of earth and humus. There is superb intensity to the mineralinflected, detailed and tension filled middle weight flavors that culminate in a muscular, persistent and moderately austere finish. This is very Gevrey in character and, like the Chaffots, built to reward mid term aging. Also recommended for those who can

This is a very specific

with its intense levels of concentrated

Then superripe

The wine offers a very clear

The 2010 Potensac has a high-toned

the 2009 Ermitage le Meal is as good as Hermitage gets

which measure

Patience a requisite

sleek and rounded middle weight flavors that possess a seductive mouthfeel along with good energy that carries over to the focused and youthfully austere finish

I didn't taste this wine when I tasted the 2015 Las Beatas last year

There is however a lovely sense of underlying tension to the rich

family-run wineries