This is almost like a hypothetical combination of the Gevrey "1er" and the Petite Chapelle with a ripe and admirably pure nose of cassis spiced plum wet stone and pungent earth aromas. There is genuinely brilliant complexity to the exceptionally rich and equally stony broad-shouldered flavors that possess perhaps a bit more refinement than usual on the strikingly persistent finish. This is a stunner of a Champeaux in a vintage that produced any number of them.

The 2010 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Champeaux is a more structured tannic wine than the Petite Chappelle. The fruit tends towards the redder end of the spectrum but ultimately the Champeaux is more about minerality and sheer length. This is a 2010 with firm imposing tannins that is going to require quite a bit of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2035. -Antonio Galloni