"89-91/100 Allen Meadows, Burghound.com
A distinctly earthier and much more sauvage-suffused nose is comprised by notes of plum and various wild red berries. There is impressive density and volume to the medium-bodied flavors that brim with sappy dry extract that coat the palate on the powerful, youthfully austere and lengthy finish where the only nit is a touch of warmth. Good stuff for its level."
The word 'Gevrey' comes from 'Gibriacus' which means keeper of goats because the land was so inhospitable that the only things that could thrive were goats. It was perfect for vines which were planted here from the 1st century AD. The word Chambertin, the best field in the village, was joined to Gevrey in 1847. Gevrey-Chambertin was the first village to affix the name of its top vineyard. The blending and bottling of these wines from different parcels gives a unique and classique cuvée of Gevrey-Chambertin with each vineyard adding its own character.
