2016 Gevrey Chambertin La Perriere
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Restrained and boxy with firm tannic chew and medium body. One of those confusing premiers crus that seems less impressive than their 'lesser' wines – but presumably, complexity will hatch from this egg. (RH)
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
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The 2016 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru la Perriere includes 50% whole bunch and is raised in 35% new oak, mainly from Chassin. It has a riproaring bouquet with plenty of lifted black cherry, boysenberry and mineral aromas all very well defined. The palate is medium-bodied and defined by very elegant, slightly chalky tannin, perfectly judged acidity, very pure and focused with a very harmonious and quite complex, tensile, sappy finish. Superb! This comes highly recommended.
Here the nose is compositionally similar to that of the Jouises but with just a bit more breadth. Otherwise the round, supple and seductively textured flavors possess a caressing mouthfeel and a lovely minerality that adds a touch of lift to the focused and persistent finish. As is usually the case with La Perrière, this is a Gevrey of refinement while packing good power and punch. January 2018. www.burghound.com
The 2016 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru la Perriere includes 50% whole bunch and is raised in 35% new oak, mainly from Chassin. It has a riproaring bouquet with plenty of lifted black cherry, boysenberry and mineral aromas all very well defined. The palate is medium-bodied and defined by very elegant, slightly chalky tannin, perfectly judged acidity, very pure and focused with a very harmonious and quite complex, tensile, sappy finish. Superb! This comes highly recommended. Dec 2017, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Domaine Heresztyn-Mazzini was established in 2012 when Florence Heresztyn took over her family domaine in Gevrey-Chambertin with her husband Simon Mazzini (who originally comes from Champagne).