2014 Gevrey Chambertin Fontenys
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Dark red-ruby. Ripe cherry, licorice and spices on the nose, lifted by a floral topnote. Rich, slightly smoky aromas of raspberry and stony minerality. More saline and less obviously sweet than the Clos Prieur en Bas but with more density of material.
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Neal Martin
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Deep ruby color. Once again there are prominent, but not dominant, notes of wood toast and menthol sitting atop the very ripe yet fresh and cool aromas of spicy and earthy black cherry liqueur-like nose. There is terrific punch and volume to the solidly well-concentrated medium weight flavors that exude a subtle minerality onto the palate coating, powerful and intense finish that remains impressively refined. Note: from 80+ year old vines Drink: 2026+
Healthy red-ruby. Blackberry, licorice and spices on the nose, along with a fresh menthol component. Then quite dry and saline on the palate, showing hints of kirsch and blackberry but coming across as rather austere today in spite of its density of material. Finishes with nicely fine-grained tannins and noteworthy persistence.
The 2014 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru les Fontenys has a very tight nose, showing some toasty new oak at the moment, but there is clearly sufficient fruit behind it (the vines adjacent to Bruno Clair's). The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe tannin, very fine acidity, quite backward compared to Roty's other 2014s but with plenty of substance on the spicy, licorice-tinged finish.