2020 Gevrey Chambertin Bel Air
Market price
Buying options
Tasting notes
The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin Bel-Air 1er Cru has yet another appealing nose. It's quite an intense mixture of red and black fruit, iris and violet flowers. Neatly integrated new oak imparts a discreet modern sheen. The palate is smooth and silky with plush red fruit, vanilla and orange pith. This is a Gevrey that is predesigned to seduce and slips down the throat with ease. That said, it just needs a little more grip and "grunt", so this one may well drink best in its youth. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
Critic scores
Average Score
Neal Martin
Neal Martin
More reviews and scores
The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin Bel Air 1er Cru has a slightly more savory bouquet with white pepper and clove aromas, fine mineralité and tension. The palate is medium-bodied with a little reduction on the entry, quite gourmand in style, fleshy and ripe towards the finish with touches of white pepper and Earl Grey. Maybe the La Riotte has a little more persistence?