The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Village is performing nicely from bottle, delivering a generous bouquet of wild plums, cherries, smoked meats, and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, muscular, and nicely concentrated, with tangy acids and chalky structuring tannins, it's already rounder and more charming than it was from bottle, but it will benefit from a little bottle age.
The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Village is performing nicely from bottle, delivering a generous bouquet of wild plums, cherries, smoked meats, and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, muscular, and nicely concentrated, with tangy acids and chalky structuring tannins, it's already rounder and more charming than it was from bottle, but it will benefit from a little bottle age.
The 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Village is also showing very well revisited from bottle, opening in the glass with a deep bouquet of cassis, red plums, and wild berries, mingled with nuances of grilled meats and loamy soil. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and velvety, with a generous core of fruit, melting tannins and succulent acids.
Apparently the 2016 Gevrey-Chambertin Village was a more normal crop than the Chambolle-Musigny. It has a tightly wound bouquet that will need a couple of years to find its voice in bottle. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin, crisp acidity, fine tension here if missing a little complexity right on the finish. But overall, this is a very pleasurable village cru from Bouchard Père.
The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin Village comes from 17 different parcels over ten hectares. It has a feisty and exuberant bouquet with touches of orange sorbet infusing the kirsch and redcurrant aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, quite masculine and firm in the mouth, but feels just a little clipped on the finish compared to the Nuits Saint-Georges, which felt more cohesive now.
The Gevrey-Chambertin Village comes from 10.4 hectares of out-sourced grapes, their own team working the vineyards. It has a commendable raspberry and crushed strawberry bouquet that is straightforward and nicely delineated. The palate is medium-bodied with supple red berry fruit, nicely judged acidity, and a harmonious, easy-drinking finish. Fine.
