2010 Bernard Dugat-Py Gevrey-Chambertin Cuvée Cœur de Roy Très Vieilles Vignes

50- to 100-year-old vines, 75% whole bunch, two-thirds new oak. Very deep crimson again. Plump purple velvet sort of ripe aromas. Lush and flattering with a firm structure and definite acidity. Awkward for the moment but the elements are there. Black fruit flavours. (JR)

(from vines between 50 and 100 years of age; 60% new oak): Good bright, dark red. High-pitched aromas of cassis and blackberry complicated by a whiff of truffle. Juicy and intense, with a strong acid spine keeping the dark berry and spice flavors under wraps today. This young, very long wine will need time in bottle to knit.

The 2010 Gevrey-Chambertin Coeur du Roi is racy, deep and totally sensual. Clean veins of minerality support a core of expressive blue and black fruit. The 2010 is both deep and long. All the elements are beautifully balanced in this impeccable, mineral driven wine. Cassis, blueberries, sweet flower and mint inform the energetic, palate staining finish. Dugat used 75% whole clusters, which gives the wine an attractive aromatic lift throughout. These vines are between 50-100 years old. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2030. Bernard Dugat began picking on September 21. The harvest took place over 6 days and yields came in at less than 25 hectoliters per hectare. Dugat told me that worked out to about 105 barrels for 10.5 hectares of vineyards! The malos proceeded at a very slow pace and the wines weren’t racked until September, except for the Mazoyeres, which had not yet been racked at the time of my November visit. Most of the wines were made with a high percentage of stems, as noted below. Importer: The Sorting Table, LLC, 1700 Second Street Suite 380 Napa, CA 94559 ; tel: 707-603-1466