Gerard Raphet Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champs Chenys Vieilles Vignes Cuvee Unique, Cote de Nuits, France 2022 Domaine de Courbissac Disgorged in October 2021

Disgorged in October 2021

An intense bouquet displays rich aromas of fruit

tile-red tints

and it's going to be interesting to compare this to the over the coming decades

and aged tea leaf

Gerard Raphet Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champs Chenys Vieilles Vignes Cuvee Unique, Cote de Nuits, France 2022 Domaine de Courbissac Disgorged in October 2021Champs Chenys is directly downslope from grand cru Charmes Chambertin; Raphets rows of vines are located in a small notch carved into Charmes (that is, vines are surrounded on three sides by grand cru terroir). Vines range from 35 to 110 years old. I opened one of these in the office of Le Pigeon the day the wines arrived and sat dumbfounded at my desk. Dark cherry, pomegranates, iron, damp earth, and baking space. The wine was darker than the