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Claude Dugat, Gevrey Chambertin 2012
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Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2012 Gevrey-Chambertin boasts gorgeous overall balance, with deft interplay of sweet fruit, expressive aromatics and insistent, underlying beams of structure. Virtually impossible to resist today, the 2012 will provide readers with fine drinking for another decade or more.
About the Producer
Domain Claude Dugat is a tiny domaine in Burgundy with cult status, and the quality to match. Claude Dugat has the good fortune to work in the Cellier des Dimes, purchased by his father Maurice in 1955. This, previously known as the Grange des Dimes, was where the locals would bring their tithe of grapes or cereal, depending on their holdings, for the benefit of the church. The building was constructed in 1219 though the stone pillars inside are thought to date back to Gallo-Roman times. The Dugats – Claude, assisted by his wife, son and two daughters – have three hectares of their own and a further three rented. The younger generation also run a very small negociant business alongside, La Gibryotte, just covering the wines of their commune – Bourgogne Rouge, Gevrey Chambertin, Gevrey Chambertin 1er cru (unspecified) and Charmes-Chambertin.
