Claude Dugat, Gevrey Chambertin Lavaut St Jacques other_regions_italy The 2012 Pavillon Rouge is

The 2012 Pavillon Rouge is soft

Give this another two or three years

The palate is very well balanced and surprisingly well defined considering the heat of that summer

This doesn’t have quite the same grace as the Combottes but it’s definitely a quality effort as it’s built-to-age and a wine that’s going to need at least half a dozen years of patience first while rewarding 15+

stony and reserved nose features spice

Claude Dugat, Gevrey Chambertin Lavaut St Jacques other_regions_italy The 2012 Pavillon Rouge is(from a . 29 ha parcel of 25+ year old vines). This is also quite restrained with its more deeply pitched dark berry fruit suffused nose that displays notes of freshly turned earth, humus and a hint of animale. The more robust, concentrated and powerful flavors possess a sleek mouth feel yet there is no lack of punch or muscle on the well balanced and gorgeously persistent finish. This is a bit finer than usual thanks to the relatively dense but fine