2019 Gevrey Chambertin Les Combottes
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The Gevrey-Chambertin Les Combottes 1er Cru has a delightful nose with delineated rose-petal tinged red berry fruit laced with sous-bois . The palate is well balanced with fine grain tannins, quite minerally with a slightly lactic finish that just shaves away some of its definition. It's an "almost there" Combottes that should improve by the time of bottling.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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Fully destemmed. 18 months in barrel, of which 30% new. Cask sample. Mid cherry red. Invitingly open with ripe, dark and spicy/peppery fruit. It smells as if there were some stems in the ferment but apparently not. The tannins are finer than on the village Gevrey and the whole is more elegant, with a long fresh finish. A bit lean at the very end. Needs time. Wonderful scent in the empty glass promises much. (JH)
About the producer
Domaine Georges Lignier has a long history stretching back to the 20th century. Georges – a cousin to Hubert Lignier – set out to establish the finest and most important domaine in Morey-Saint-Denis.