Dugat Py - Gevrey Chambertin Les Fonteny 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes 2020

DECANTER: DECANTER:"Impressive concentration of blackberry and plum fruit, with a strong saline, mineral cast; at this point there is still a bit of reduction as well. On the palate, the wine is tightly wound and seriously tannic, with the concentration to age for decades. An extraordinary wine at the premier cru level. A tiny triangle that touches both Mazis-Chambertin and Ruchottes-Chambertin provides the fruit for this delicious wine. The grapes are planted on stakes ('en echalas') in very little soil, and the fruit is fermented largely as whole-cluster and regularly punched down."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Fonteny is also quite tightly wound after its recent bottling. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, plums, licorice, spices and orange rind, it's framed by a touch of toasty new oak. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with an incipiently fleshy but tightly wound core of fruit, this is showing a touch more structure than I would have anticipated from barrel, so it's clear that patience will be required."