2015 Gevrey-Chambertin, Les Evocelles, Domaine de la Vougeraie, Burgundy

Red • Dry • Medium Bodied • Pinot Noir
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Code: 20150600750008005289

Description

The youngest vines here date back to 1964, planted by Monsieur Boisset himself. This is an incredibly graceful wine all the way through, from its pale pink-purple colour, through the delicate yet intense floral nose, to the swelling fruit in the middle and the exceptionally persistent finish. Drink 2020-2027.
Jasper Morris MW, Wine Buyer

This year Pierre Vincent has been able to achieve his aim of an ideal barrel rotation. Each of these wines has been matured in one-third new wood, one-third one-year-old and one-third two-year-old. Because of the exceptional health of the grapes in 2015, he has also been able to vinify all the wines without de-stemming. His 2015 reds are wines of grace and elegance, while the white wines (picked from 28th August) have an impressive tension alongside a concentration of fruit.
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Vintage
    2015
  • Alcohol
    13%
  • Grape
    Pinot Noir
  • Body
    Medium Bodied
  • Producer
    Domaine de la Vougeraie

Critics reviews

Neal Martin
90-92/100
The 2015 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Evocelles has a transparent bouquet, open and well defined, the mineralit clear to see amongst the vivid red berry fruit. The aromatics alone give off the sense of energy and there is a lovely seaweed Japanese nori?) note emerging after a couple of minutes. The palate is medium-bodied with a bit of sinew on the entry. It is spicier than previous vintages that I have tasted, a touch of dried blood tincturing the red berry fruit, leading to a harmonious but grippy finish that needs to smooth out its edges. The remainder of its élevage will see to that. It is remarkably different from the high density planting La Vigne en Foule but just as worthy of attention.
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (December 2016)

About The Wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating and, at times, infuriating wine grape in the world. However, when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape, which grows in small, tight bunches, performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone-based subsoils. It is more susceptible than other varieties to overcropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive, and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of Burgundy's Côte d'Or.
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Côte de Nuits

Named after its principle village of Nuits St Georges, the Côte de Nuits forms the northern half of Burgundy’s legendary Côte d’Or, a 20km strip stretching from Dijon to Nuits St Georges, with the best vineyards found halfway up its slopes where growing conditions are at their best. With 22 of the region’s 23 red Grands Crus, most of the world’s great Pinot Noirs are made here, along with a small number of high-quality Chardonnays.
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Domaine de la Vougeraie

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