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Claude Dugat, Gevrey Chambertin 2013
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Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
The 2013 Gevrey-Chambertin is quite sinewy and powerful in style. Hints of blue and purplish fruit, lavender, mint and cloves are framed by slightly firm tannins in a classically austere Burgundy that needs time to fully come together.
Reviewed by: William Kelley
A few years ago, Bertrand Dugat's 2013 Gevrey-Chambertin Village was quite tightly wound and acid driven, but it's knitting together very attractively with time and is only a year or two away from prime-time drinking from my cellar. Offering up a lovely bouquet of cherries and cassis mingled with hints of loamy soil, smoked meats and black truffle, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and incisive, with a tangy spine of acidity, tannins that are well on their way to melting and a long, sapid finish.
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.
