2015 Gevrey Chambertin Les Goulots
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Blueish. Sample was a bit tired on the nose – shame! Black cherry and rather opulent fruit underneath but it has lost its mojo. Just opened bottle: fresher at first but it lost freshness rapidly. I’m sure the wine will be fine but the samples aren’t. (JR)
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Goulots has a lifted raspberry and crushed strawberry bouquet with a touch of patisserie developing in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannin, a keen thread of acidity and firm backbone. Blackberry and raspberry preserves fan out towards the grippy finish that just needs more persistence, but otherwise this is very fine.
(from vines picked at the end; racked in mid-August after having spent its first year in 50% new oak): Bright, dark red. Smoky, reticent nose is much more closed than the Perriere. Big, plush and thick; not showing the early verve of the Perrière but a wine of compelling sweetness and fullness. This premier cru benefits from a streak of acidity that comes from the vines' higher altitude and calcaire soil. Finishes with substantial ripe tannins.