Aromas of cherries, cassis, loamy soil and spices preface the 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin Village, a medium-bodied, lively, precise and nicely concentrated wine that exemplifies the ideal of intensity without weight. It is well worth seeking out.

The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Village has turned out brilliantly, combining the substance of its 2018 predecessor with the charm and elegance of the domaine's 2017. Wafting from the glass with aromas of raspberries and cherries mingled with hints of spices, coniferous forest floor and smoke (much as it did in barrel), it's medium to full-bodied, velvety and vibrant, its generous core of fruit framed by fine tannins and bright acids. It will offer an unusually broad drinking window. Indeed, I already drank a bottle with immense pleasure.

The 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Village has turned out very nicely in bottle, mingling notes of cherries and berries with nuances of rose petals, spices, sweet soil tones and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety, it's charming and precise, with a beautifully integrated, balanced profile. This is one of the vintage's real successes at the communal level, and it's already disarmingly drinkable.

Tasted from bottle, the 2017 Gevrey-Chambertin Village is a pretty and immensely charming wine bursting with aromas of cherries, raspberries, bergamot and rose petals, with little hint of the savory complexity to come with bottle age. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, supple and succulent, with lively acids, appealing purity of fruit and a precise finish.