August 15, 2022 - Elegant but dark fruited. A bit different than more recent vintages that Pierre has made which have been more red fruit for me. A decent bottle of burg but below expectations.
February 17, 2022 - Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaut Saint-Jacques 2013. Granatrød, tilløp til bruning i kant. Pnp, på nesen er den svært støvete, stuekommode, på nesen, ikke noe frukt å melde om. I munnen er det røde kirsebær, bringebær, litt lakris, svart pepper, og lær. Slank til medium kropp, syrlig, frisk. God intensitet. Vi lar den få luft... og med luft kommer det opp av glasset, røde bær, fennikel, tobakk, timian, men også et lite hint av pepper. Smaken endrer seg ikke veldig men både syren og tanninene blir mere fremtredende, mer intens. Etter tre timer synes jeg det blir endel bitterhet i finish som trekker ned. Til prisen 13 årgangen ble solgt til, helt ok?, god vin sikkert 90-92p.
December 25, 2021 - I really wanted to give one of these LSJ a trial run, knowing it would be a bit early, but really I think this is in an awkward spot as a 3 hour slow ox didn’t help, so we decanted and it slightly loosened but wasn’t giving too much up, we put it back and restoppered and will try again tomorrow
Day 2 and this was a lot more giving, nicely floral and red fruited on the nose, the palate still a bit tight but at least showing some lovely red berry fruit and there’s a long juicy finish with lovely acidity.
I think this is saying come back in 5+ years to see what it has in store
July 21, 2021 - Sweet, candied and elegant Gevrey Chambertin with cherry fruit, spice and minerals. Drinking nicely already with moderate stuffing.
January 16, 2021 - Complex and satisfying. Drinking really well right now.
March 6, 2020 - La Paulée de New York - The Verticals (Eventi Hotel - New York NY): Walk around tasting in 14/13/85 vertical, all from magnum. Very Gevrey in all ways, more balanced and harmonious than the 2014. Very good now.
March 6, 2020 - The Verticals Tasting at 2020 La Paulée de New York (Eventi Hotel, New York): Magnum. Not huge, but definitely bigger, riper, and sappier than the 2014 while retaining an excellent soil base. Pleasing citric acidic lift. Much better wine to my taste.
December 15, 2019 - Very enjoyable with no decant. While clearly in need of time to develop a deeper corps and secondary complexity, this wine was beautiful to drink already. A very distinct deep dive mid palate into a rich black-cherry pool. Surrounding that near the surface a very pleasing brighter cherry, tart cherry paste, a vague hint of sous bois and and mellifluous, young pinot passage througout with a crisp dose of balancing but not overdone acid. Duroche's Champs is unusually ready to drink a t an earlier stages than most; the Lavaut is deeper and richer and shows a little less early access.
May 5, 2019 - Poured from a magnum. Light and expressive but very thin on the mid palate due to the vintage even in magnum. Cranberry and minerals.
May 5, 2019 - During a tasting/Paulee dinner, so only brief impressions. From Bagnum. Beautiful and expressive nose of raspberry, cranberry with vanilla and subtle spices. Clean ripe, racy. Great showing.