1996 Bouchard Gevrey-Chambertin

Mmmm, a commune-level Burg from a mediocre negociant. Well, surprises can happen, and the color did look pretty dark. Initial vanilla whiffs faded to reveal… a cinderblock. And a hollow cinderblock at that. Little musty things weaved in and out, too- not corkiness, but something musty. Maybe this is just so closed up that I couldn’t get even the slightest sense that there was anything there. Then again…

SY (10/00)