Gevrey-Chambertin En Pallud, Domaine Bertrand Maume

Note:

All of his 1990 offerings are typical of Maume`s style of winemaking. They are darkly-colored, powerful, dense, and backward. Most of them will require 7-10 years of cellaring. Consider Maume`s 1982s, a vintage when most red burgundies are in complete decline. His wines are just beginning to reach full maturity. It is hard to pick a favorite from among the four premiers crus in Gevrey-Chambertin, as they are all extremely tannic, tough-textured, super-concentrated, and powerful. The Gevrey-Chambertin-En Palud appears to have the sweetest fruit, the Champeaux the most tannins, and the Lavaux St.-Jacques the most balance and length, as well as the potential to achieve an outstanding rating in 5-7 years. None of these wines should be drunk before the late nineties. All of them should last for 10-15 years into the next century.