Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2022

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Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2022As is the case with almost every wine that issues from the Harmand Geoffroy cellars, this cuve is the product of very old vines; in this instance, the vines were planted 55 to 85 years ago. The result is one of the most powerful wines in the cellar that shows dark, almost somber fruit, a wine that is reticent in its youth and quite profound with seven to ten years of age. The parcels for this wine (En Champs, Champerrier, Combes du Dessus) are

Like the most distinguished red-wine terroirs in the Côte d’Or tend to do

this cuvée spends 10 months in stainless steel before bottling

From a small plot (1/5 hectare) of younger vines on the northern end of Morey-Saint-Denis

a seductive wine of excellent balance

but still possesses the riveting focus and sense of just-so equilibrium that characterize all of the domaine’s white wines

These soils of loamy clay-limestone punctuated by flint and quartz produce a well-balanced

it offers penetrating minerality

Massive but supple

Aged a minimum of 7 years on the lees

Fermentation and aging occur in a large 90-hectoliter tronconic cask

It comes from a special selection of grapes harvested from several particularly well-placed parcels within the appellation (frequently from the Silanc and Siei vineyard sites)

A wine created from truly profound terroir often proves extra-resistant to description

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