2023, Domaine de la Vougeraie, GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN, 1er Cru, 'Bel Air'The 2023 Gevrey Chambertin Bel Air 1er Cru includes 30% whole bunches this year. This has a mineral driven bouquet with crushed limestone, redcurrant, raspberry and just a touch of brown spice and pressed violet. The palate is medium bodied with an understated, quite fleshy entry. This is a Gevrey that welcomes you with open arms, easygoing in some ways, with a svelte finish. It will just require a couple of years in bottle. 90 92 Neal Martin, Vinous

Monbousquet is super-impressive in this tasting

Frederic Stévenin

delicious from the first sip

And then there’s a burst of fruit power and intensity on the palate with a lovely grainy tension and mouth-watering depths

a tense wine with a sticky

nose of kirsch

A small quantity (under 1

A little austerity at the back within the context of this vintage

juicy red delivers the goods

The fruit continues very nicely behind

the Bonnes Mares has plenty of energy

100% de-stemmed