2016 Jean Tardy Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Champerrier

The 2016 Gevrey Chambertin Champs Perrieres Vieilles Vignes comes from 60-year-old vines. There is a richness right from the starting gun, the precocious nose revealing kirsch, creme de cassis and crushed violet scents, not unlike a Vosne-Romanee in many ways. Yet it retains admirable definition. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe black fruit, very juicy in the mouth and more rounded than the Nuits Saint-Georges, although I would like a little more tension to come through on the finish. 90-92 points. – Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Media