2018 Domaine Dujac Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Aux Combottes

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  6/7/2021 - Alykhan V Likes this wine: 93 Points

  2 hour decant
  Showing quite nicely right after opening the bottle, but was still improving after the 3 hour mark
  Herbal, cassis, black tea, cool pantry spices (as opposed to exotic spices), blue fruits. Some funky meaty/animal notes, cool smoke. Feral/iron notes
  Medium body
  Medium, fine-grained tannins
  Excellent to outstanding length
  Elegant, fresh, and balanced (despite warmth of the vintage). There is a cool quality to it
  This will obviously improve with time and will pick up points
  Grand Cru-quality

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  5/22/2021 - The Guzz wrote: 92 Points

  Good but definitely showing weight of the vintage. Big weight, blind I would have called new world. Despite this good nuance with pretty aromatics that needed coaxing. Probably will be very good with time but needs it. Do not recommend pop and pour.

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  3/19/2021 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:

  Some reduction upon opening but breathes up beautifully to show aromas of cherry, spiced plum, earth and smoked meats. It has flesh, depth and volume and is beautifully balanced with a long finish carried by perfectly ripe tannins.

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  10/22/2020 - joshabramson Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Extremely tight and youthful, almost like a barrel sample. Hard for me to judge at this stage, but clearly there is a lot of potential here.
  
  I left the bottle out for several hours after my initial tasting. 6 hours later this is starting to be more expressive. There is some nice ripe fruit here behind the tannin, but will take a while to come together.

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  6/28/2020 - Jammy Wine wrote: 89 Points

  1.4ha of vineyard, average age of vines 35 years old. 50-60% new oak. In 2018, Gevrey Chambertin outperformed overall as an appellation, and this Aux Combottes is no exception. Beautifully laced blackberries, dark cherry, and sandalwood. Great freshness, 13.5% alcohol. Proper Premier Cru substance with fragrant stems and spices. Lots of polyphenols. Firm tannins with dense and ripe fruits. A 2018 standout. Drink from 2026 onwards. (88-89/100)

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