Julien Marchand - Gevrey Chambertin Premier Cru Fontenay 2020 (750ml)

 

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Producer	Julien Marchand
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Vintage	2020
Sku	210000002209
Size	750ml

Julien Marchand Gevrey Chambertin Premier Cru Fontenay 2020 

2020 Julien Marchand Gevrey Chambertin Premier Cru ‘Fonteny’ Comes from the upper part of this Cru from 65 to 70 year old vines.  A beautiful, harmonious and classically built Gevrey-Chambertin that shows exceptional sense of finesse, nuance and depth of flavor. Deep and relatively dark black cherry color that permits quite little light through. The nose feels fragrant, quite dry and very nuanced with intense aromas of fresh black raspberries and pepper, some meaty tones, a little bit of earth, light perfumed notes of violets, a reductive hint of gunpowder smoke.The wine feels delicate and silky yet surprisingly firm and sinewy on the palate with a sleek medium body and remarkably intense flavors of earthy spices and salty liquorice, some ripe plummy tones, a little bit of brambly raspberry, light gravelly mineral notes, a meaty hint of umami and a sweeter touch of juicy black cherries. The overall feel is quite structured and even a bit tightly-knit with the high acidity and very ample yet ripe tannins that contribute much to the textural feel of the wine, less to the quite gentle tannic grip. The finish is dry, long and juicy with some tannic grip and intense flavors of ripe black cherries and gamey meat, some savory umami tones, a little bit of salty liquorice, light brambly notes of black raspberries, a reductive hint of smoke and a touch of stony minerality.

The Fontenay Vineyard has vines with an average age of 70 years! The vineyard is in an ideal section of Gevery Chambertin, just across the street from Grand Cru "Mazi Chambertin", where wines sell for $1000's a bottle, making this wine at its price point a relative steal! 

We highly reccomend a decant on this wine if you wish to drink it now. This wine will award those who purchase is massive dividends if they choose to lay this down.