2016 Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Prieur 1er Cru
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Some interest on the nose but the (red) fruit is a bit raw. Not much pleasure at the moment. (JR)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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They 2016 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Prieur has a more complex bouquet than the Crapiots with pure black fruit, bilberry and a touch of cold slate, with the 30% whole bunch lending freshness and delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with fine delineation and a keen line of acidity, very poised with orange zest, Morello cherry and raspberry toward the silky finish. What a superb Clos Prieur—I wager that this will surpass the 2015.
Cask sample. 10% whole cluster. 15 months in oak. Glowing crimson. Utterly gorgeously expressive in its red-cherry fruit. Just a light oak sweetness showing. Full and mouth-filling fruit. Seductively rich and rounded but still fresh. Long and succulent. (JH)