Domaine Pierre Labet Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Rouge 2021

Francois Labet’s whole-bunch philosophy fits this juicy, old-vine cuvée like a glove. The fruit comes from three well-positioned lieux-dits across a total of 0.6 hectares: La Justice (northeast), Les Crais (southeast) and Jouise (southwest, just below Mazis-Chambertin). The ‘vieilles vignes’ here denotes a cadre of vines well over 60 years of age. The plots were co-vinified. Crafted with 45% whole bunches and matured in 25% new oak barrels, it’s classically structured and shows terrific vitality, with a palate tapering to a concentrated, dark cherry finish bound by fine, mineral-laced tannins.