2015 Domaine Bruno Clair Gevrey-Chambertin La Petite Chapelle 1er Cru

(these vines are 60 years old): Moderately saturated medium red. Slightly muted aromas of strawberry, raspberry and brown spices, lifted by a note of dried rose. Shows good fat and breadth on entry, then conveys a mineral firmness in the middle palate. The wine's strong strawberry fruit leads to a persistent finish featuring slightly dusty tannins. Good dimension here but not yet filled in; the wine's mineral energy makes it a bit youthfully disjointed in the early going. There's a lot of calcaire in the subsoil--as well as plenty of clay but little or no marl.

(these vines are 60 years old): Moderately saturated medium red. Slightly muted aromas of strawberry, raspberry and brown spices, lifted by a note of dried rose. Shows good fat and breadth on entry, then conveys a mineral firmness in the middle palate. The wine's strong strawberry fruit leads to a persistent finish featuring slightly dusty tannins. Good dimension here but not yet filled in; the wine's mineral energy makes it a bit youthfully disjointed in the early going. There's a lot of calcaire in the subsoil--as well as plenty of clay but little or no marl.

The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Petite Chapelle demanded patience for the nose to develop. It eventual does open up and offer attractive crushed strawberry, raspberry preserve and cold stone aromas, just a hint of incense developing with time. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity, slightly meaty in style with a well-defined finish that needs more time to fully absorb the oak. Good depth and substance here, it will benefit from 3-4 years in bottle.