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If limited to just one premier cru holding, a little patch of 90 year old vines abutting ‘Ruchottes-Chambertin’ is about as well as one could hope for. The Roty family makes the most of the opportunity with their Gevrey ‘Les Fontenys,’ a cuvée capable of tiering with the domaine's glorious trio of grands crus at 1/3 the price.
The 2008s here continue to add weight in bottle. Doing so departs notably from the mainline trajectory of a vintage more prone to drying out than adding flesh. Roty’s top cuvées are drinking as well as anything you’ll find in Gevrey this year.
The nose is splendidly open and generous, crammed full of purple fruit and spice in a way that might stunt-double for a good ‘Clos de Bèze.’ The fruit starts thick and ripe before adding detail with time. A grand cru performance this year.
Cheers,
Jason
