GEVREY CHAMBERTIN

A cool, pure and airy nose is comprised by notes of various red berries, plum, earth and a suggestion of the sauvage. Once again there is a lovely texture to the firm but elegant flavors that are also supported by fine-grained tannins on the chiseled finale. This too is a very good villages level wine. Drinking range: 2031 - Rating: 90-92 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2021)

Mingling aromas of wild berries and peonies with hints of dark chocolate, orange rind and cinnamon, the 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Evocelles is medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with lively acids, elegantly powdery tannins and a long, mineral finish. Finer-boned and more ethereal than the richer, more muscular Coeur du Roy, this is frequently my favorite communal bottling chez Dugat-Py, and the 2019 rendition is no exception. Rating: 91 - 93+ William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Evocelles, from a Village Cru adjacent to Les Champeaux with 50% whole bunch and the same new oak, was showing a bit of reduction on the nose, although there seems to be plenty of black fruit here. The palate is more expressive, offering juicy ripe black fruit, and quite saline and almost briny toward the structured finish. Good freshness and energy, although it will require 3–4 years in bottle. Drinking range: 2023 - 2038 Rating: 91-93 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Dec 2020)