Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru Les Corbeaux 2007

92 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2007 Corbeaux from Denis Bachelet is certainly a few years away from full blossoming, but shows excellent potential in its aromatic constellation of black cherries, dark berries, grilled meats, dark soil tones and cedary new wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and still pretty tight, with a very good core, firm tannins and excellent length and grip on the focused and chewy finish. This wine has still not absorbed fully its new wood component and shows a bit of backend wood tannin, but the stuffing is here and all that is required is some patience to let all of the constituent components integrate fully. It will be a lovey wine, but this is one of the youngest 2007 premier crus that I tasted in preparation of this report. 2019-2035+. (Jan/Feb 2014)"

91 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "Bachelet’s 2007 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Corbeaux is tight and bright in a manner not so usual for its vintage -- and which Bachelet says reflects post-bottling shut-down -- but as far as I am concerned welcome for its sense of energy and promise of potential. Aromas of blackberry, fennel, and peony lead to a palate-staining presentation of dark berries, bittersweet herbal concentrate, and underlying humus and stone. While firm, the tannins here are fine, and there is an incipient sense of silken texture to my tongue. I would expect this to be among those relatively few 2008s that merit consideration for more than a decade of cellaring. (Jun 2010)"