Domaine Gérard Raphet - Gevrey-Chambertin 'Champs Chenys' Vieilles Vignes 2021 (750ml)
Price: $92.99
| Producer | Domaine Gérard Raphet |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 68664 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Domaine Gérard Raphet Description
Raphet wines are a Burgundy lover’s Burgundy. While the wine’s color in the glass is a delicate ruby, aromas and flavors surprise with their forceful intensity. This contrast often catches the uninitiated off guard, yet it is part of the seduction of these limited and highly sought-after wines. Raphet Burgundy is handmade from field to bottle, with a rhythm and method that hasn’t changed in more than four generations. Pinot Noir vines at the estate are on average very old, with many surpassing 100 years.
‘Champs Chenys’ is directly downslope from the Grand Cru Charmes-Chambertin; Raphet’s rows of vines are located in a small “notch” carved into Charmes (that is, vines are surrounded on three sides by grand cru terroir). Vines range from 35 to 110 years old.
Tasting Note: Aromas of cinnamon, cloves, red berries. Silky and smooth, with an underlying tension, medium-bodied tannins; flavors of pomegranate jam, blood oranges, red cherries.
Burghound: 88 Points
A slightly more deeply pitched nose speaks of red and dark currant scents that are laced with hints of earth, wood toast and a whisper of the sauvage. There is better volume to the delicious medium weight flavors that are attractively energetic while exuding a subtle minerality on the firmer, more complex and sneaky long finish where a hint of warmth slowly appears.
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