TN: Domaine des Tilleuls 12 Gevrey-Chambertin 'Les Evocelles'

WINE TALK
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Outstanding young village wine. Really shines in the texture department. This falls on the rich side of the spectrum, with enough acidity and tannin to give the wine shape. Lots of ripe berries in the nose and mouth. A great blend of red and dark fruit flavors. Nose takes on added complexity with a hint of mint and other fresh cut herbs. Not in a scary green way.

Captivating aromatics. Again, really strong stuff for a village wine. Depth in the mid-palate. Rich fruit, but then the acidity kicks in to firm up the wine and then carry through black cherry and raspberry flavors through a long, intense finish.

Textbook Gevrey. This is the more rugged, wild side of Burgundy. Could be 1er Cru in quality.

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I really liked the 2010 of this. Agreed about the quality. Thanks for the note.

Michael

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I bet 10 vs 12 of this would make a fun side-by-side.

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Looking at CT, it was the 11 I had, and I have a bottle of 12 in the cellar. There’s a shop in Seattle that direct imports these. The Fixin is good and considerably cheaper if you ever see it.

Michael

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This was an NBI bottle. Not sure if they do special bottlings with Livera.