2015 Maison Lucien Le Moine Gevrey Chambertin Les Combottes 1er Cru

2015 Maison Lucien Le Moine Gevrey Chambertin Les Combottes 1er Cru92+ Vinous Bright, dark red. Aromas of black cherry, brown spices, red licorice, menthol and earth; I might have guessed Morey Saint Denis. Silky and seamless on entry, then a bit youthfully wound up in the middle palate, with its cherry and dark raspberry fruit flavors given punch by black pepper, saline mineral and savory soil tones. Showing limited mid palate sweetness and so the firm tannins come across as rather dusty today. In a closed phase at

92+ Vinous - Bright, dark red. Aromas of black cherry, brown spices, red licorice, menthol and earth; I might have guessed Morey-Saint-Denis. Silky and seamless on entry, then a bit youthfully wound-up in the middle palate, with its cherry and dark raspberry fruit flavors given punch by black pepper, saline mineral and savory soil tones. Showing limited mid-palate sweetness and so the firm tannins come across as rather dusty today. In a closed phase at present but displays solid mineral energy for the vintage. Forty-eight hours later, this wine showed darker notes of black raspberry and violet and more Gevrey-typical minerality, plus a suaver mid-palate texture with smoother tannins and more length.