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Gevrey Premier Cru, Domaine Claude Dugat 2012

Tasting Notes

The 2012 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru from Claude Dugat is in deep hibernation, but its quality is nonetheless apparent, its reticent nose of black cherry, coniferous forest floor and dried flowers introducing a medium-full, sappy wine with a deep core of crunchy fruit, a polished chassis of chalky tannins and a long, penetrating and juicy finish. That this has already seemingly metabolized its new oak augers very well for its future development. Count on cellaring this until 2022 at the bare minimum.

93
William Kelley, RobertParker.com, January 2018

**Note: a 50/50 blend of Craipillot and La Perrière; the two parcels total .35 ha**
This is more elegant still and slightly more complex if compositionally similar to the nose of the Gevrey villages. There is good delineation to the intense and chiseled mineral-inflected medium weight flavors that possess good drive on the ever-so-mildly austere, balanced and lingering finish. A lovely and understated wine that has the stuffing to age.

91
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (57), January 2015

The 2012 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru comes from two lieux-dits: “Les Craipillot” and “La Perriere”, the latter with more limestone soils. The nose is very well defined with superb mineralite – a clear level up from the village cru and with time there is an alluring, feminine dried rose petal scent. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins - a feminine, beautifully focused with fine tension on the finish. Poised and balletic, but just 4 barrels this year.

92/94
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com (210), December 2013
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