From 90 year old vines and this year cropped at 30 hl/hectare, which isn`t too bad. Cyprien said that now after this many years of biodynamics that the vineyards are rebalanced and yields are starting to climb again. The wine has energy, real spice and red fruit. It is characterful of the vintage and has real intensity. (CW 04/11/14)
- Producer
- Arlaud
- Origin
- Gevrey-Chambertin, Cote de Nuits, Burgundy/Beaujolais FRANCE
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- dry
- Dominant Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Farming Style
- organic
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- drink or keep
- Bottle Size
- 75cl
- Case Quantity
- 6
- Alcohol
- 13%
- Wine Score
- 90 points, Neal Martin, vinous.com, September 2016
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Media Reviews
Neal Martin
Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combottes has a reserved, slightly austere, earthy bouquet that needs more fruité to come through with aeration. It does begin to open in the glass however, offering Morello cherry and redcurrant jus. The palate is medium-bodied and quite fleshy in the mouth, supple with good acidity, tight at the moment, but there is sufficient substance on the finish to suggest that this will repay 5-7 years in the cellar. 90 points
