Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - Gevrey-Chambertin Dinner (Nicolas Restaurant, Teck Lim Street, Singapore): Opened some half-a-day before the dinner service, this was showing very nicely blind - a very refined, elegant interpretation of the terroir. If I did not know that we had a Gevrey theme, I could well have guessed this as a Chambolle instead. The nose was rather pretty - there was a touch of earthy dirt and steely mineral, and then just a hint of Gevrey's smoked bacon scents, but beyond that, this was all about dark cherries and red berries and lots of sweet floral notes. The palate was no blockbuster, but what it lacked in sheer power, it made up for in finesse and liveliness, with a succulent mouthy of sweet, juicy red cherries playing against a backdrop of herb, all swathed in slinky, silky tannins and vibrant acidity that gave the wine a Chambolle-like seductiveness and finesse. It was only the slight meaty depth lurking behind all that which brought us back to Gevrey, coming out alongside some of that earthy dirt picked up on the nose, and then a slightly chewier bite of powdery tannins right at the end of the finish. So well put-together, and it had such a lovely transperancy to it as well. There was such quality here that we all were wondering whether it was a Grand Cru at first. The lighter palate made the table guess otherwise eventually, but that was still saying something about its quality. Starting to drink really well, but I dare say it will keep improving over the next 5-6 years at least.

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