Humbert Freres, Gevrey Chambertin Poissenot

Humbert Freres, Gevrey Chambertin Poissenot(from 20 to 25 year old vines). An extremely fresh and bright red fruit and mineral inflected nose complements to perfection the clean, detailed and superbly energetic medium full flavors that culminate in a sappy, serious, firm and equally explosive finish that is driving and linear in character. This is a sophisticated effort in both its understatement and purity. Highly recommended. 92 2014+

notably dry and driving finish

and keep for 12-14 years

Powerful and refined is not something you see often

earth and spice nuances

blackberry pie and blueberry compote with a touch of cedar chest

My only real criticism of Roederer is the estates insistence on using lot numbers that resemble missile launch codes in their complexity

(from old vines of an indeterminate age)

it feels well defined and the oak is nicely embedded into the fruit

mouth-coating tannins provide backbone and noteworthy aging potential to this extremely elegant

with manual punch-down of the cap

Mild reduction knocks down the nose but it seems reasonably clear that the underlying fruit is ripe

kirsch filled blast of fruit