Curse my taste buds for having such a strong preference for low intervention cold climate Pinot. My wallet will never forgive them.
This is a good wine from a producer you don’t see around a ton and a pretty honest expression of Gevrey. Decanted for 2/3 hours because this thing was very tight and closed down when first opened. Color was dark dark red, typical youngish Gervrey. Loads of acidity and pretty tannic for the first few hours. Once it opened up more around hour 4/5, I got lots of cranberry and darker fruits with a gentle background of earthiness. Not a whole lot of oak influence. Overall, this thing was quite nice once it had 4 or 5 hours to open up. Probably could use another couple years of bottle aging to really hit its stride, but no regrets. It was fun to see it unwind over the course of a long evening. 2016s seem to be coming around as long as you give them ample time to breathe.
by TheEconomy97
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Awesome. I do love me some G-C.
I opened 2019 Savigny-Les-Beaune on Saturday and it was the same thing. Super tight at first and it opened up over the next 2 hours into a wonderful sensory experience.
Will be opening a 2014 LB Pommard for my birthday Saturday that I stumbled upon recently. This gives me hope it will at least be a fun experience for what I paid!
Boillot—I see it and a drink it.