Claude Dugat, Gevrey Chambertin Lavaut St Jacques other_regions_italy stony and reserved nose features

stony and reserved nose features spice

and this vintage does a great job of packaging it all together

The 2012 Pavillon Rouge is soft

This doesn’t have quite the same grace as the Combottes but it’s definitely a quality effort as it’s built-to-age and a wine that’s going to need at least half a dozen years of patience first while rewarding 15+

I find the 2015 PS to be a little marked by the élevage from a dry and warm year that resulted in a concentrated wine

Claude Dugat, Gevrey Chambertin Lavaut St Jacques other_regions_italy stony and reserved nose features(from a . 29 ha parcel of 25+ year old vines). This is also quite restrained with its more deeply pitched dark berry fruit suffused nose that displays notes of freshly turned earth, humus and a hint of animale. The more robust, concentrated and powerful flavors possess a sleek mouth feel yet there is no lack of punch or muscle on the well balanced and gorgeously persistent finish. This is a bit finer than usual thanks to the relatively dense but fine