2019 Georges Lignier et Fils, Gevrey-Chambertin

The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Village is the best of the four wines I tasted from the Domaine. Clean and well-defined on the nose, it offers attractive red berry fruit with pressed rose petals. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, demonstrating good substance for a Gevrey Village, though it lacks a bit of finesse on the finish. Fine.

The parcels are located at the south entrance of Gevrey-Chambertin, on a south-exposed slope. The soil is mainly composed of gravels that get warm easily. Destemmed, brief cold maceration. Aged 18 months in barrel, of which 30% new. Cask sample. Mid purplish crimson. Quite peppery and spicy over pure and quite dark fruit. Archetypical Gevrey until you taste it, then there's an unexpected juicy red-fruit character which really lifts this wine. Firm, dry tannins need more time than some village wines in this vintage. (JH)