2014 Domaine Louis Boillot et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin Les Evocelles

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  1/23/2024 - Mazy Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Presqu’un an de repos lui a fait beaucoup de bien: il a gagné 2 points. Il vient de reprendre sa place sur le podium. Il a retrouvé l’équilibre qu’on lui connaît. Certes loin d’être évolué (je ne note aucun tertiaire pour l’instant), la charpente de jeunesse s’est assouplie, permettant de détecter la complexité des arômes et l’équilibre.

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  4/8/2023 - Mazy Likes this wine: 90 Points

  PNP. Il est un peu trop costaud encore, fermé. Je suggère de l’ouvrir d’avance ou de patienter pour goûter son plein potentiel.

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  12/1/2022 - Mazy Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Mon meilleur Évocelles à date et potentiellement un 93. Les tannins sont maîtrisés et on sent qu’ils se sont probablement atténués par rapport à ce que ça devait être en jeunesse selon mon expérience avec ce vin. Il me semble plus équilibré que le 2012, plus complexe, entrant dans une période où il est vraiment bon mais je pense qu’il va gagner en maturité sur quelques années sans problème. Excellent!

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  4/28/2022 - MJReb wrote: 90 Points

  Dark red fruit, after opening some rough tannins, on day 2 better integrated, less accessible compared to the last one a month ago. Needs 2-3 years longer cellaring.

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  4/22/2022 - forceberry wrote: flawed

  100% Pinot Noir from four organically farmed parcels in the Les Evocelles vineyard, originally planted in 1945 and where the average vine age is currently +50 years. All fruit is destemmed and fermented spontaneously. Aged for 18 months in predominantly old oak barrels. 13% alcohol. Tasted in Boillot Les Evocelles 2018-2008 vertical.
  
  Quite deep, moderately opaque and surprisingly evolved pomegranate color with a somewhat oxidative rusty-brown hue. The nose feels surprisingly aged and somewhat oxidative with aromas of raisins, some gamey tones, a little bit of soy sauce, light sweet pruney tones, a hint of beef jerky and a touch of smoke. The wine is dry, crunchy and moderately oxidative on the palate with a medium body and rather tertiary flavors of soy sauce, some raisiny character, a little bit of beef jerky and gamey meat, light earthy tones, sweet hints of prunes and wizened strawberries and a touch of mushroomy funk. The wine is high in acidity with moderately pronounced tannic grip. The finish is long, evolved and quite grippy with rather tertiary flavors of soy sauce, some raisiny fruit, a little bit of beef jerky, light sweet nuances of wizened strawberries and a hint of mushroomy funk.
  
  Well this was a disappointment. Most of us didn't believe the wine was in good condition, as this was the only vintage we tasted that was this tertiary - something we didn't expect from a red 2014 Gevrey-Chambertin. Most likely the bottle had a compromised cork that had let in too much oxygen, which is why I don't suppose this was a representative bottle.

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