Domaine Denis Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Les Corbeaux 6X75cl

• Available: instock
• Type: Red
Country of Origin: France
Brand: Denis Bachelet
Vintage: 2008
Region: Burgundy
Tasting Notes 1: Stephen Tanzer-90+-Good medium-deep red. Highly aromatic nose combines blackberry, black cherry, minerals, licorice, violet, spices and pepper. A bit tougher today than the Cote de Nuits-Villages but already offers lovely inner-mouth perfume. Finishes with rather muscular tannins, a saline taste of soil, and noteworthy energy.
Tasting Notes 2: David Schildknecht-92-Fresh blackberry, wild fennel and medicinal concentration of wormwood and other herbs scent Bachelet's 2008 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Corbeaux, putting me in mind of Morey-St.-Denis (though Corbeaux is not located at that end of Gevrey). This is texturally even more promising and incipiently plush " for all of its brightness of fresh fruit " than was the corresponding village wine; in fact, it's also strikingly viscous, in a way that reinforces its medicinal aura. And believe me: you are going to want to take this medicine! A range of dark forest floor and mineral shadings, notably peat and small game add further complexity to a gripping yet buoyant and refreshing finish. This dark, bittersweet ball of energy should remain successfully aloft for 12-15 years and probably not hit its optimum orbit until halfway through then. Unsurprisingly, in Bachelet's tiny, shallow, and frigid cellar, his 2008s did not complete malo until September. They were in barrel about to be prepped for bottling, when I visited him in late February, making it the ideal time in his view for tasting them. (And Bachelet's tiny volume makes it relatively easy to accurately approximate the final blend of any wine.) He has always been adamantly opposed to showing his wines for 18-24 months after they are bottled, insisting that in his experience they always suffer in comparison with their performance from barrel as well as with how they will taste 3-4 years after bottling. He did relent and let me taste one 2007 from bottle during my visit, and it was impressive. A Becky Wasserman Selection, Le Serbet; fax 011-333-80-24-29-70