Chanson Gevery-Chambertin

Gevrey-Chambertin is the northernmost great village of the Côte de Nuits – and the one with the most Grands Crus. Chanson draws from a parcel on the edge of the Premiers Crus, on clay-limestone soil, which gives the Pinot Noir the structure for which this appellation is famous.

Domaine Chanson is one of the traditional Négociant houses of Burgundy, based in Beaune. The Domaine farms its own vineyards and harvests the grapes by hand – in Gevrey-Chambertin from a hillside site that benefits from the Premiers Crus without reaching their price category.

In the glass, the wine shows a deep ruby red. On the nose, ripe cassis and blackberry, underpinned by clove and a hint of vanilla. On the palate, dense, well-integrated tannins with a noticeable depth – not an edgy young wine, but a wine with substance. The finish is long, with a mineral note reminiscent of the limestone subsoil.

• Food: Pheasant, capon, wild boar loin, or ripe Époisses
• Temperature: 16–17 °C