Joseph Roty, Gevrey Chambertin Fonteny Vintage:2017 palate-staining cassis

palate-staining cassis

(located at the southern end of the Vosne section of Nuits)

and this vintage does a great job of packaging it all together

tight and not revealing much aromatically beyond pure white flower and spice aromas though the rich

This is even bigger and more powerful with its mouth coating broad-shouldered flavors that possess plenty of muscle before culminating in an explosive but tightly wound finish that just goes on and on

Joseph Roty, Gevrey Chambertin Fonteny Vintage:2017 palate-staining cassis(from 80+ year old vines). A more restrained, fresher and notably layered nose offers up notes of black cherry, plum and spice that are trimmed in subtle wood treatment. The supple, refined and attractively mineral inflected medium bodied flavors possess fine depth and persistence on the dusty, austere and backward finish that is presently quite compact. This well made effort will definitely need time to unwind.