2017 Claude Dugat Gevrey-Chambertin

Community Tasting Note

Alexander Smith Does not like this wine:

Saturday, July 2, 2022 - Four wine Burgundy weekend: Dugat Gevrey-Chambertin 2017, Barthod Chambolle-Musigny 2018, Bouley Volnay Clos de la Cave 2018 and Alain Hudelot-Noellat Vosne-Romanee 2018. Tasted all four blind, was shocked by the results, from an Oaky watery mess to an easy WOTN which I was not expecting. Shows the importance of blind tasting.

Dugat Gevrey-Chambertin 2017 was certain a disappointing, and my first notes were: Watery, Oaky, mess. I know certain changes have occurred in the vineyard in recent years including reducing the oak and picking earlier. The nose showed underripe red berries, rose petals, moss, fresh soil and spices, all very light and quiet. The palate was medium bodied, light and not very energetic, quite messy with little structure, notes of berries, subtle tannins, sandalwood that quickly lead to a light and nearly watery mid-palate, not much in the terms of depth or complexity, finishing short. What a disappointment! This is an 87 point wine, however was this possible a fake bottle?

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Comment posted by William Kelley:

7/6/2022 10:09:00 AM - Think you must have somehow happened on a bad bottle or caught it on the wrong day, as this was perfumed, fleshy and sensual from my cellar only last month!
Comment posted by Alexander Smith:

7/6/2022 10:15:00 AM - William, thank you for your comment. I followed this over 3 days and very little change occurred. Maybe a bad bottle? Maybe a fake bottle? I feel if anything it was the later
Comment posted by William Kelley:

7/14/2022 3:39:00 PM - certainly lots of fake wine out there, more than most people realize... and not just the grands crus!
Comment posted by Alexander Smith:

7/14/2022 3:43:00 PM - Yup this wine through me off, especially having read your reviews, I am now convinced this was a fake. I am now being very particular where I buy Burgundy, did not realize there was a market for fake village wines!