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Red

Gevrey Chambertin 2007

A classic nose of berry fruit with a little wild gaminess. This is energetic and refreshing but not at all heavy and fat there is real elegance and a fine, stylish line. Drink from 2010. - armit

Plenty of spice to cloak the dark cherry fruit but still fragrant and inviting. Rich and moreish. Firm, dry and long. Drink 2011-17 – 17 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£260.00 per 12 (IB) – add to basket

Morey St Denis 1er Cru Clos Sorbès 2007

Darker fruits, a note of burly, earthy spice and definite grip with the tannins protruding far more, giving a less refined but a more serious feel to the wine. This has excellent length and its wilder, more rustic notes will be a heavenly match for a plump pheasant in a few years time. Drink from 2012. - armit

This too is unusually elegant for the appellation with very pure and relatively hightoned red pinot fruit aromas that serve as a refined introduction to the equally pure, detailed, lacy and focused middle weight flavors that are supported by silky tannins and excellent depth and length. This is an understated effort but one that has a Zen-like sense of harmony. Recommended. 2013+ - 90-92 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

£350.00 per 12 (IB) – add to basket

Vougeot 1er Cru Les Petits Vougeots 2007

This little-seen 1er Cru is well worth investigating further, falling just over the wall of the Clos and in many ways encompassing far more inspiring soil than much of the lower portion of its grander neighbour. The red fruit nose is all cranberry, cherry and raspberry with a lively and energetic delivery. On the palate, the wine flows in a creamy, smooth manner and finishes with admirable finesse. Drink from 2012. - armit

A deft touch of wood frames an intensely earthy nose of red berry fruit aromas that complement well the very fresh, intense and lightly mineral infused medium weight flavors that culminate in a linear, driving and persistent finish. I very much like the detail here and this offers better than average power. 2014+ - 88-91 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Cherry linctus on the nose. Intense fruit lift. Very expressive. Rich fruit depth, already silky tannins though it is well structured and has some grip at the end, like a firm embrace. Drink 2011-18 – 18 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£360.00 per 12 (IB) – add to basket

Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Gruenchers 2007

This is very open and expressive today showing richness and pleasing weight of fruit. The nose is raspberry coulis and red liqueur fruits and the extra ripeness, thanks to the delayed picking, clearly shows in the richness of the tannins and the swagger of the finish. Drink from 2012. - armit

This wine sometimes is not as elegant as one might think given the general elegance of the Fourrier style but that is definitely not the case in 2007 as this is arguably the most refined wine in the entire range with a knock out nose of pure and airy red and blue pinot fruit with note of plum and violets that slide gracefully into rich, full and seductive medium-bodied flavors that possess a textured mouth feel and if not quite as mineral-driven as the Sentiers, there is no lack of it on the velvety and palate staining finish. A choice as this is notably more generous. 2014+ - 89-91 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Very rich and sweet and particular - even a bit raw at the moment. Pretty wild but not nearly ready Drink 2012-16 – 16.5+ points, Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£380.00 per 12 (IB) – SOLD OUT

Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes 2007

This is a wine for those who revel in the dark, meaty and spicy side of Gevrey. On the palate, this is sturdy and broad but also with no lack of vigour and is a brilliant demonstration of this fascinating terroir just below Mazis Chambertin. Drink from 2012. - armit

(a well placed 1er that abuts Chapelle on its northern border). Here the nose is also very Gevrey in character with an intensely earthy nose of wild red berry fruit aromas liberally sprinkled with jerky, underbrush and a pungent iron-like element that can also be found on the sleekly muscled flavors, all wrapped in a long, sappy and delicious finish. This should benefit from 6 to 8 years of cellar time. 2014+ - 89-92 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Sweet and a little toasty on the nose. Again fragrant, so appetising. Firmer and darker on the palate. Good grip but tannins are fine and rounded. Drink 2011-17 – 17.5 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£395.00 per 12 (IB) – add to basket

Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Champeaux 2007

Dark cherry and damson fruit mark the nose of this impressive 1er Cru with a bright, edgy feel and punch of vital energy on the mid palate. Jean-Marie has allowed the fruit to drive this forward and although it is keeping plenty in reserve, this is clearly a wine that will offer much pleasure in its early days. Drink from 2012. - armit

A strikingly layered nose of plum, earth, smoked jerky and forest floor complements the rich, full and relatively generous medium plus weight flavors that possess perhaps the best phenolic maturity to this point and culminate in a velvety, long and mouth coating finish. This is a lovely effort and recommended. 2014+ - 90-93 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Sweet cherries and a touch of spice. Tangy, dry and fine-grained. Less expressive than the Cherbaudes at this stage. Long, tangy, rich finish. Drink 2012-17 – 17.5 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£445.00 per 12 (IB) – add to basket

Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Combe Aux Moines 2007

Brambly, hedgerow fruit on the nose, with a wild, minty character. Dark, tense and brooding, this is the most masculine of the 1er Crus and the wine with the most obvious density and structure. Drink from 2013. - armit

A pure, elegant and relatively high-toned red berry fruit nose reveals undertones of earth and even a hint of game that can also be found on the powerful, big, rich and robust flavors that possess real size and weight, especially in the context of the 2007 vintage that delivers more punch on the sappy and admirably long finish. This is an impressively-scaled effort that delivers outstanding length. In a word, terrific. 2015+ - 91-93 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Immediately charming and enticing. Complex fragrance of fruit and also slightly floral. Then a touch of exotic spice. But you just can't separate out the elements. Sturdy but not heavy, mouthfilling but not pushy. Rich and long and scented from start to finish. Wonderful. Drink 2012-22 – 18.5 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£445.00 per 12 (IB) – add to basket

Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St Jacques 2007

It is always hard not to get carried away when tasting this epic wine but Jean-Marie has indeed crafted another showstopper that is full of character, offering liquorice, dark cherry, chocolate, minty freshness but all the while with elegance, poise and balance. It is quite a combination and with the beautifully resolved tannins, it again makes a compelling case for admission into the Grand Cru ranks. Drink from 2013. - armit

(from .89 ha parcel). The most aromatically complex wine to this point with seriously pretty earthy yet high-toned and cool red berry fruit aromas that offer subtle spice hints and a touch of underbrush that merge into elegant and very fine mineral-infused middle weight flavors that are rich, intense and possess solid mid-palate concentration. I very much like the poise this wine displays as it’s harmonious, transparent and beautifully well-balanced. This is a beautiful combination of energy, balance and harmony. In short, this is a stunner. 2015+ - 91-94 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

 Initially more spicy than the Combe aux Moines. More specifically cherry fruit. Darker and more savoury. Fine fine tannins and excellent freshness, as on all his wines tasted in this line up. So young but already hinting at its ability to charm. Drink 2012-22 – 18+ points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£395.00 per 6 (IB) – SOLD OUT

Griotte Chambertin Grand Cru 2007

Whilst it does not have the drama of the Clos St Jacques, there is a wild cherry liqueur fruit and a greater degree of glycerol that allow this wine to glide over the palate in a superior, silky manner. Layered and fleshy, this is also a little more backward at present than some of its stablemates but anyone lucky enough to find a bottle of this has one of the great wines of the vintage to look forward to. Drink from 2014. - armit

This is much more restrained and if not backward, then at least relatively reticent with a subtly spicy red berry fruit nose that precedes solidly concentrated and powerful medium full-bodied and well focused flavors underpinned by moderately firm tannins and plenty of underlying tension as you can really sense the energy here. A seriously lovely wine that has that Zen-like sense of harmony to it. 2015+ - 92-95 points, Allen Meadows' Burghound, Issue 33, January 2009

Like the Combe aux Moines, impossible to dissect the perfume into its component parts, though the sample does seem slightly oxidised. Sweetly fragrant but also powerful fruit aromas. Sweet spicy oak is very well balanced and frames the fine fruit purity. Powerful, dense and yet still has fragrance in the mid palate an on the lingering finish. The score is for how I think it would be if the sample were in perfect condition. Drink 2012-22 – 18 points, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, 27th January 2009

£495.00 per 6 (IB) – SOLD OUT

2007 vintage report

This search for extra ripeness was not only hugely beneficial but also at less of a risk than for many given that the health of his crop that had been guaranteed by his careful pre-emptive vineyard work. “The more I am a biologist, the less I am an oenologist!” explains Jean-Marie succinctly.

The end results are once again wines that are amongst the best anywhere in the Côte but particularly for those who prize purity, elegance and terroir definition. As Jean-Marie puts it “It was the most painful birth but the most beautiful baby”.