Domaine Pierre Gelin Gevrey Chambertin Premier Cru "Clos Prieur" 2020
(Burgundy, France) - [BH 91]

About this wine:
Domaine Pierre Gelin is the leading wine producer in the small village of Fixin (pronounced “Fees-an”). The family domaine was founded in 1925 by Pierre Gelin and is today in the hands of Pierre’s grandson, Pierre-Emmanuel. Pierre-Emmanuel farms organically and works to minimize the impact on the environment in both vineyard and cellar.

The family owns 32 acres in total including parcels in five Fixin premier crus and the monopole of Clos Napoléon. In 1961 Pierre also purchased vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin including the monopole Clos de Meixvelle, Clos Prieur 1er cru, and the Grand Cru Clos de Bèze.

Food Pairing:
Massive, yet velvet-smooth, the tannins of Gevrey-Chambertin confer power and solidity to the build and contribute to its great longevity. This is a wine for meat-eaters, its gamey notes giving it a particular affinity for game, whether furred or feathered, especially when the wine is more fully evolved. It also goes superbly with rib steak, lamb (braised or in brown sauce), and all musky, solidly fibrous meats, that need time in the mouth to extract all their savour. Some gourmets will even serve it with a fillet of pikeperch or tuna in red-wine sauce. It is at ease with all strong cow-milk cheeses, in particular Époisses, Ami du Chambertin (a local specialty) or Cîteaux (a near neighbour). Serving temperature : 15 to 16 °C..

91 Points - Burghound
"Once again moderate wood can be found on the notably ripe yet still nicely fresh and layered nose of black cherry liqueur, forest floor and newly turned earth. There is a lovely sense of underlying tension suffusing the relatively rich flavors that are also quite generous that display fine length on the youthfully austere finale where a similar hint of warmth slowly surfaces." - Allen Meadows (Jan 2024)