2014 Dominique Gallois Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Goulots

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  1/5/2021 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  From a plot planted in 1974 at 380m above sea level. Annual production three 228-liter Burgundy pièces i.e. approximately 900 bottles. Tasted fully blind in a "Burgundy or not Burgundy?" tasting.
  
  Luminous, youthful and rather translucent ruby red color. Dark-toned, nuanced and slightly sweet-toned nose with aromas of black cherries, some dusty woody notes and a little bit of sweet, toasty oak spice, light crunchy notes of crowberries, a little bit of peppery spice and a hint of wild strawberries. The wine is firm and quite acid-driven on the palate with a medium body and quite intense flavors of crunchy cranberries, ferrous notes of blood, some stony mineral tones, a little bit of sweet, toasty oak spice and cocoa dust, light bitter notes of sour cherries, autumnal hints of damp forest and a touch of rich, kombu-like umami that seems to grow towards the aftertaste. The structure relies mostly on the rather high acidity, not that much on the ripe and mellow tannins. The finish is dry and crunchy with long flavors of fresh cranberries and ripe lingonberries, some ferrous notes of blood, a little bit of toasty oak spice, light stony mineral tones and a hint of umami.
  
  A sophisticated and harmonious Gevrey-Chambertin. Perhaps still a bit oak-forward in nature, but otherwise very harmonious in style: the wine shows great acidity, good freshness and precision to the fruit and lovely intensity to the taste. The oak seems to distract a bit, making the wine feel a bit lacking in character and making it feel somewhat anonymous, but otherwise this is a lovely, well-made effort. Hopefully another 5-10 years could integrate the oak better with the vibrant fruit - at least the wine shows good potential for future development, seeing how youthful it still is. Nice stuff, albeit perhaps a bit pricey for the quality at 55€.

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