Gevrey-Chambertin 2005 by Bouchard

Although I am not a fan of big houses, Bouchard keep impressing me with nice delicate Burgundy wines. Having tried some of the Beaune 1er cru wines which are all very much red berries and medium pale colour, we went on to the Gevrey Chambertin yesterday. Normally when going north from Beaune the wines gets bigger and darker (and its only the soil that is the difference, the grape is still Pinot Noir) and so this time as well. Bouchard had however managed to preserve the silky touch and taste that exists in his Beaune wines, with the wine this time expressing more dark berries than red berries and the colour being medium dark red instead of pale red.

Yummy again!!!

Gevrey Chambertin 2005, Bouchard 25 euro, P+

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