2002 Claude Dugat Gevrey Chambertin

Burghound: Expressive, wonderfully complex, fresh and earthy fruit is followed by delicious, middle weight flavors whose intensity builds from the mid-palate and flowers on the long back end. Excellent quality at this level and the only small nit is a touch of finishing gas - be sure to decant this for 15 to 20 minutes first. Wine Advocate:

The graphite and black fruit-scented 2002 Gevrey-Chambertin coats the palate with flavors reminiscent of black cherries, blackberries, and lead pencils. Medium-bodied and structured, it is a candidate for drinking between 2006 and 2012. International Wine Cellar: Full ruby-red. High-pitched, wonderfully vibrant aromas of blackberry, violet, licorice, menthol, leather and game. Juicy, brisk and tightly wound, with sharply delineated flavors of black fruits, licorice, menthol and fresh herbs. This has real sap, as well as superb length for a village wine. Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Mar/Apr 05