Louis Boillot, Gevrey Chambertin Champonnet Brut Zero baked apple fruit with some

baked apple fruit with some sweet spice too

backed by hints of dried spices and mocha

Bouchard always seems to do very well with this appellation and the 2012 version is no exception

elegant and seamless of the two

Slightly more prominent wood fights somewhat with the ripe aromas of poached plum

Louis Boillot, Gevrey Chambertin Champonnet Brut Zero baked apple fruit with some(from a . 19 ha parcel). This is also slightly reduced and its enough to render the nose difficult to assess. The medium bodied flavors are both more powerful and concentrated though at the expense of less refinement and minerality on the driving and impressively persistent finish. This will need to add depth to merit the upper end of my predicted range but the underlying material appears to be present so that this can eventually happen. Patience