The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes was cropped at 41hL/ha, one of the earlier vineyards picked. Blended with just over 50% whole bunches, it offers wild berry fruit, peppercorns and a dash of white pepper. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins. It’s a gentle, lilting Gevrey with a poised, persistent finish. Understated, but classy.(NM)

Note: from a mix of vines that average 60+ years of age; the lieux-dits include Platières, Puits de la Baraque, Charreux, Combe de Lavaut, Nouroy and Murots. A more discreet application of wood is present on the more sauvage-suffused and slightly cooler nose of mostly essence of red berries. The vibrant and delicious if not especially dense middleweight flavors possess a really lovely texture before concluding in a tension-filled, well-detailed and lingering finish where a similar hint of mocha slowly emerges.