Mischief and Mayhem Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes AOC, 2018

Gevrey-Chambertin, situated about halfway between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Dijon in the Côte de Nuits, makes some of the Côte-d'Or’s most powerful and structured wines. Mischief and Mayhem's 2018 has aromas of fresh green herbs, mint, menthol and woody spices mixed with notes of cassis. It is succulent on the palate with good mid-palate weight and lots of red fruits including raspberries and pomegranate on display. Supple and rich with silky tannins. Produced from grapes grown on old vines with an average age of 50 years, these are in three sites: La Justice, En Champs and Corvées to the north, south and east of the village. Grapes were fermented in an open-topped oak tank followed by maturation in oak barrels for 16 months using 30% new and 70% one- and two-year-old barrels. 25% of the grapes were whole bunch fermented.