2010 Gevrey Chambertin Les Champeaux

Screwcap! Rather heavy bottle. Solid slightly wild nose with a hint of animal. Racy palate. Very distinctive. As though following a different regime from the rest. Lifted and rather soaring but it does not follow the path. I would expect this wine to proceed in fits and starts rather than predictably. Excellent tannin management. QGV (JR)

The 2010 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champeaux is a new wine in the range. This is a decidedly airy, ethereal Gevrey that impresses for its understated personality and class. Black cherries, spices, violets and licorice are woven together nicely on the delicate finish. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2020. I continue to be impressed with the wines Benjamin Leroux is making under his own label. Leroux sources fruit from a number of top vineyards in the region. The wines are made in a facility Leroux shares with Nicolas Rossignol in the center of town. Unfortunately the 2010 Bonnes-Mares was too reduced to evaluate. A Becky Wasserman Selection, Le Serbet, imported by Veritas Imports, Beverly Hills, CA; tel. (310) 205-3803, C’Est Vin, District of Columbia; tel. (703) 243-3559, Scott Paul Wines, Oregon; tel. (503) 852-7300, Wines Unlimited, Louisiana; tel. (504) 897-0191

The 2010 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champeaux is a new wine in the range. This is a decidedly airy, ethereal Gevrey that impresses for its understated personality and class. Black cherries, spices, violets and licorice are woven together nicely on the delicate finish. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2020. Feb 2012, www.robertparker.com