Black tea, cardamom, and charred meat in the nose of Groffier's 2006 Gevrey-Chambertin are joined on the palate by welcome sweetness of ripe dark cherry and purple plum. Bright and invigorating, but with interesting meaty low-tones, this finishes with plenty of stamina; the merest trace of heat and astringency; and the promise of satisfaction over the next 3-4 years, representing a second successive favorable showing for a formerly often undistinguished bottling from the lieu dit Les Seuvrees, below Mazoyeres and the route nationale. The 2006 Groffier collection – from fruit picked beginning September 23, and in only four days – was noticeably lower in alcohol than a number of recent predecessors, and was diminished by one-third vis-a-vis 2005, after botrytis- and hail-affected berries had been culled.A Peter Vezan Selection (various importers), Paris; fax 011 33 1 42 55 42 93, also imported by Atherton Imports, Menlo Park, CA; sales@awiwine.com
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