1995 Domaine Joseph Roty Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Fontenys

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  3/8/2019 - Richard P Howden Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Shockingly youthful, great fruity and cinnamon spice nose, red fruit palate but hello acid and tannin tannin tannin please apply cheese. Harmonious red Burg.

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  11/14/2017 - aagrawal wrote: 91 Points

  Dinner with the wine group (The Perennial, SF): Subtle but complex nose with denser fruit, earthiness, some Brett; palate is light to medium bodied, high acid, medium tannins, well integrated, red fruit; medium finish. Well balanced, but lacks a bit of distinction to take it to the next level. 91

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  12/6/2014 - ATBridge wrote:

  Dark color and dark fruit of the nose. Tannins predominate in the mouth. Not doing much now. Needs time to see if tannins soften.

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  1/7/2012 - JerM wrote: 95 Points

  (Old-world vino intro night, thanks to Paul S, et al) It just keeps getting better! Chocolatey, briary, dark berries, tobacco, leather, beetlejuice, meaty tomato and pong (that BoonLay smell). Nose is reminiscent of what Paul S brought to dinner w Phillip Shaw back easter 2010. Clean acidity, with texturally silky tannins, pairing beautifully with comte cheese. A sustained undergrowth of savory mushrooms and some minty bramble, loamy with a generous dusting of cocoa powder. Salivating at the cheeks. Lovely sustain. A great wine with much youth, finesse, integrity and restrained power balanced off with sophisticated delicacy. Seriously lovely stuff! Thank YOU, Paul.

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  1/7/2012 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points

  Jerming's Intro to Mature Old World Wines (Kingyo, Marina Square / Pine Close): Such is Roty's style that good though this bottle was, and it was pretty good indeed, it was still far too young even a 16 years of age. It had a huge nose of dark plums, black berries and meat riding over a core of sous bois and mushrooms. At once very Gevrey, yet rather oversized for a Burg of its age in its deep, rich aromas. In time, the nose did calm down a bit, and more red fruited scents emerged alongside a bit of mint and exotic spice in the background. If anything, the palate seemed even younger than the nose, so it showed a bit tight, a bit primary, a bit tannic even. Thankfully, the tannins were very fine and the big dark cherry fruit notes had a depth and purity to them that spoke of the wines quality. I loved the fresh acidity on this too, which gave the wine a core of great energy from the weigty attack through the midpalate, where dark fruited depth was met by some earth and meat nuances, and then on into the back-palate. The finish, like the rest of the wine, showed a lot of strength and a lovely powerful length. There were some chocolate and cocoa notes here and maybe a bit of wood spice as the wine rounded off. This needs time. It was quite a beast on the night, but it certainly has a lot going on. Good stuff. A pity we opened it to young. Given that it was my only bottle, it is one of those wines that I actually regret broaching before its time. If I had another bottle, I would wait a good 5 years before popping it.

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