The 2013 Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes is impressive. Power and explosive to the core, with fabulous energy, the Combottes is wonderfully alive in the glass. The 2013 is intensely perfumed and light on its feet, which is to say very much in the style of the year. Deceptively medium in body, the 2013 boasts notable depth, especially on the finish, where a crescendo of flavors and textures is utterly captivating.

Bright red. Medicinal cherry accented by pepper and herbs on the nose. Tight and pure in the mouth, with brisk acidity giving the wine a rather linear shape today. Finishes with a saline mineral character, tongue-coating tannins and good verve.

Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru aux Combottes has a light, unpretentious, cranberry and strawberry nose with undergrowth/woodland scents coming through with aeration. It would benefit from more vigor (though that usually comes later with Dujac's wines). The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, not as harmonious as its peers, a little edgy and angular at the moment. My main gripe at the moment is that it just cuts away a little short on the finish, leaving you wanting more. There were other Dujac 2013s that showed better. Tasted September 2016.