Gevrey-Chambertin Les Evocelles

Appellation

Gevrey Chambertin Les Evocelles

Region

Village Appellation: Côte de Nuits,, in the Côte D’Or

Location

Coming from Dijon, this is where Burgundy's Champs-Elysées start. At the foot of the Lavaux valley, the old castle of the Cluny monks was a fortified cellar and the Langres canons watched over the vineyards for a long time. The first harvest was in 640! That shows you how deep this nectar's roots go in the history of Burgundy wine. Established in September 1936, the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée forms a guard of honour for many fabulous Grand Crus.

The Terroir

Between 280 and 380 metres in altitude, the Premiers Crus occupy the high part of the Côte (shallow brown limestone soils). Then the Village Appellation covers the brown calciferous and brown limestone soils. The vines benefit from marls covered in scree and red silts from the plateau. These gravels give the wine its elegance and finesse while the marls, rich in fossilised shells and clay, give it body. Facing the rising sun, with exposure to the South-East and East.

Varietal

Pinot Noir

Colour

Rouge

AGEING

18 months in barrels

Cultivation method

Environmentally friendly

Exposure

South/South-East

Serve With

Rib of beef, braised lamb, game animals and birds. Cow's milk cheeses: Epoisses, Ami du Chambertin, Citeau.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WINE

The glow of youth gives the wine its lively ruby colour; with age it develops a dark carmine-red, black cherry tint. Strawberry, blackberry, violet, reseda and rose are some of the spontaneous aromas. Maturity gives the wine a bouquet of liquorice, leather and fur, with accents of game and undergrowth. In the mouth, it is the expression of a great Burgundy wine. Full and powerful, rich, strong, a body and a spirit, it asserts itself on a firm structure, velvety tannins, expressed with a very fine grain, without hardness. Pleasant when young, and to be enjoyed for its fruitiness, but above all it is a wine for keeping, often for a long time, excellent for learning about vintages.