Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos Prieur

Now we're getting into the Premier Crus and we're doing it right, because Clos Prieur is located directly below one of my absolute Grand Cru favorites, Mazis-Chambertin, where the vines are deeply rooted in pure limestone. Here grows a wine whose bouquet is composed of a fine blend of red and black berry fruit, overlying light licorice and all framing scents of violets. Take two: lilac, morello cherry and black cherry. Over and over again, the fragrance of Clos Prieur reassembles itself into an even more seductive perfume. The precise, fine-grained tannins lie on the palate like fine chalk dust in a velvety veil, while the radiant fruit is carried across the palate by lively, almost vibrating acidity, quite powerful, complex, shamelessly hinting at power, but never slipping into opulence. A focused, straightforward, complex wine. Great cinema at a fair price!