Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux Duroché (Domaine) 2013

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Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux Duroché (Domaine) 2013

The wine

Domaine Duroché has been in the same family for five generations and produces with discretion, on just under ten hectares, high-quality, specialist wines. Here we have a Gevrey-Chambertin from Les Champeaux Premier Cru. Planted during the 1980s, the Pinot Noir grapes that make up this vineyard are encouraged to soak up the necessary nutrients for their development from the soils rich in crinoid fossil limestone. Production involves cultivation methods that respect the environment, including ploughing, natural cover cropping and a ban on chemical additives. In the cellar, the desire to produce a terroir-driven wine dominates and results in careful extraction, maturation for between thirteen and fifteen months and bottling without prior fining or filtration.
As good in its youth as after a few years in the cellar, this wine captivates with its splendour and finesse. The finished product is enriched by a velvety texture.

Domaine Duroché has been managed by the same family for five generations; they bottled their wines for the first time in 1933. Their vines now span 8 hectares in the Côte de Nuits' top appellations, including Gevrey-Chambertin premier and grand cru and Chambertin Clos de Bèze. For these producers, having top quality grapes is expedient to making good wine. To grow healthy grapes, soils are tilled and grass is allowed to grow between rows; synthetic products are not used. The same philosophy presides in the winery. Extractions are moderate, the élevage lasts between 13 and 15 months and the wines are bottled without filtration. We particularly enjoy these wines for their fruit-driven character, whether drank young or after some cellaring.