Varoilles, Gevrey Chambertin Romanee Vv

Varoilles, Gevrey Chambertin Romanee Vv(a 1. 06 ha monopole; 60+ year old vines). A discreet but not invisible touch of wood highlights pure and refined aromas of various red berries, spice and wet stone hints. There is an equally lovely sense of purity to the mineral inflected, detailed and vibrant medium weight flavors that are shaped by very fine tannins on the lingering finish where the wood reappears. This is very pretty and should drink well young if desired. 90 2017+

finishing very long and spicy

the slatey minerality totally breathtaking at the dangerously energetic finish

Dark-colored

This is terrific and I really like the mouth feel and this is also highly recommended

ending with round

By contrast there is plenty of verve to the bigger and richer but also more evidently mineraldriven flavors that possess notably better complexity on the citrus zest-suffused finish that is markedly dry in the context of what is typical for the vintage

cracked pepper and black fruit

50% fermented in stainless steel and 50% in old Burgundy barrels and aged on the lees for nine months

Finishes extremely long and mineral

The tannins are more completely integrated and while there is a trace of dryness

Surely something simpler must be possible

(from Les Crais