Gevrey Chambertin Les Jeunes Rois 2023

This is a story of friendship and of a return to the soil, a story of two men who have worked together to restore life and vitality to the vineyards of the familial estate

Domaine Le Guellec-Ducouet was created in 2018 following the takeover of family vines. Friends Arnaud Ducouet and Michaël Le Guellec are now cultivating 3.7 hectares of vines in the commune of Brochon, in the appellations of Gevrey-Chambertin, Côtes de Nuits Villages, and Bourgogne Côte d’Or.

Tasted from multiple Francois Freres barrels including new French oak barrels (that will make up circa 30% of the final blend) as well as used barrels, this fabulous lieu dit ‘single vineyard’ wine already displays deep dark alluring aromatics that whispers notes of black currant, sloe berries, dark forest berries and sweet Christmas spices. There’s a medium bodied silky soft fine texture together with beautifully suave sophisticated supple tannins interwoven with cool bright acids and incredibly intense finish that’s long and pure fruited with an unobtrusive kiss of oak spice. A genuinely sophisticated 2023 Gevrey that offers a notable mid-palate tension and structure that is seemingly lacking in many other domaines’ wines. Drink from 2025 to 2035.

Wine Safari Score: 93-95/100 Greg Sherwood MW