François Millet et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 'Le Fourneau' 2022

Overview

A tactile, assertive Gevrey from a parcel roughly 100 meters from La Croix des Champs. Dark fruit is lifted by juicy acidity and blood-orange tang.

Producer

François Millet et Fils

Region

Burgundy

Appellation

Gevrey-Chambertin

Fermentation

100% destemmed; one punch-down about two-thirds of the way through fermentation; basket-pressed in one batch.

Variety

Pinot Noir

Farming

Aging

Aged in used oak barrels with no new oak; producer release states an average of about 20 months, then blended in stainless steel and settled about three weeks before bottling.

Soil

Age of Vines