Domaine Duroche Gevrey-Chambertin Champ 2022 [NET] CRV10 and wet soil

and wet soil

the 1200-acre estate encompasses the furthest eastward portion of the Atlas Peak AVA in Napa Valley

The honey and toasted hazelnut are recognisable

Alice Feiring likened it to "a salted caramel without its sugar

it's more restrained than many cask-strength releases

Domaine Duroche Gevrey-Chambertin Champ 2022 [NET] CRV10 and wet soilPierre Duroch has quietly become one of the most coveted names in Gevrey Chambertin, and Champ is a perfect introduction to his classical style. The cuve comes from two parcels at the northern edge of the village, planted in 1969 and 1973 on crinoidal limestone and sandy marl. Of his village lieux dits, this is the high toned, mineral one: lifted red fruit, salinity, lace like tannins. Native yeast fermentation, very little new oak, no fining or