2000 Domaine Joseph Roty Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champs-Chenys

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 84.5 points

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  8/26/2012 - Neurowine1 wrote: 90 Points

  This is gorgeous and typical Gevrey that easily drinks at a PC level. I have had very good luck in 2000 with red burgs and this is no exception. Great ripe black cherry fruit, minerals, forest floor, and Asian spices. Medium finish. There is just a wonderful purity and class to Roty's wine. This is impressive juice.

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  8/19/2009 - chambolle wrote:

  I'm not sure what John Gilman and Cave d'Argent, both of whom panned this wine, found in their bottles, but it ain't what I found in mine. This was, like many 2000 red Burgundies, blown out at a ridiculous price shortly after release (my notes show I paid the princely sum of $17.99). And like many 2000 reds, the wines in barrel did not draw raves because they were rather taut and reserved, never "big" or destined for 20 to 30 years in bottle, and lacked much color -- like the underappreciated '92s. Worse yet, while the buzz was that 2000 was to drink young, the wines closed down after a year or two and those who expected immediate pleasure were disappointed. At about a decade on, the wines are just coming back around and mostly make very appealing, somewhat delicate but very elegant drink.
  
  Opened this evening to accompany a simple roast chicken and salad dinner, the Roty 2000 Gevrey Champs Chenys was an elegant litttle wine. Not extracted and deep or especially complex, assuredly, but it's a village Gevrey after all, and it cost less than a bottle of crummy California wanna be pinot noir. The color is a pretty, clear pale rouge. Nose is floral, very bright red fruits. With air the wine takes on a very rich aroma that smacks of creme brulee and soft ripe cheese, as well as dark bing cherry and a bit of grilled animal fat. I don't wnt to overemphasize these elements because the wine is not rustic or "dirty" on the nose at all and retains the dominant notes of tiny red fruits throughout. On the palate, the wine is delicate but by no means "weak," with a touch of fine tannin and very brisk acidity that makes it a good match for food and indicates it has a way to develop in bottle still. My only regret is buying only a case of this at the original offering price. I'd be hard pressed to find a nicer "school night" wine at that silly price. I went back and looked at my notes from barrel tasting of the Roty 2000 reds with Philippe back when. The entire lineup was impressive, and I'll look forward to opening some of the 2000 Roty Fontenys, Charmes and Mazi in a year or two -- all of which were also sold at stupid, stupid prices in the U.S.

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  4/11/2003 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 79 Points

  Tasted from the Vintage Wines, Ltd. tasting bar. Bright disc. Medium ruby with red rim. Clean nose, showing moderately intense oak, caramel and bacon. Medium-bodied on the palate, with very hard tannins and wood-dominated flavors. The mid-palate is relatively hollow at this point. Medium, hot finish. While this wine may improve with time in the bottle, I would not risk the purchase in light of its steep price.

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