Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet, Fixin, Les Crais

Lovely. Not great or complex but lovely. Open for business but will improve. Wild strawberry fruit with a dash of rose petals. No sign of the hot vintage, this is elegant and nicely balanced.

2015 vintage

Dense ruby. Dark red fruited on the nose, a sense of plushness. Initial impression on the palate is similar, but with a slight sense of rusticity. Initially quite plush, tannins becoming a little more evident with air. Decent acidity. A little more structured than the straight village wine, darker fruited too.

2010 vintage

Wide open. Red fruited and clean, with a brilliant purity. softened but still very youthful. Finish a bit simple but this was terrific.

2015 vintage

Mature nose of sous bois, cherry and spice, silky tannins. A lovely burgundy. I think these are totally at peak, so I’d drink up personally, but delicious now.

2015 vintage

Lovely burgundy, fully ready to drink. Juicy red fruits, especially strawberries and cherries, pot pourri and a bit of earth. Really juicy strawberry palate with very smooth tannins. Very nice.

2015 vintage

Full and rounded with dark fruits and spice. Ravishing upon opening but closed slightly after 2 hrs, revealing some lovely, albeit astringent strains of Turkish delight in the process. Lovely now but plenty more in the tank.

2010 vintage

Quite dark in the glass. Nose a little shy at first, black cherry fruit and forest floor earthiness. Palate is soft, low acidity and little evidence of tannin. Black cherries and that forest floor earthiness again. This comes over as quite developed. Delicious and easy drinking. Not sure about the 2030 drinking date TWS gives it, I'd say drink up sooner rather than later.

2015 vintage

Dark for Pinot. Inky hint of iron on the nose also some coffee, chocolate kind of nose. Ripe fruit on the nose and palate. Really good quality sweet fruit. Almost fruit bomb like which I found slightly overpowering and detracted from this wine. It does not have sweet Pinot nose I seem to find in pinots I really enjoy. Full bodied. Spicy long finish. Tannins were not the fineness but I sense a hint of stems which gives it good …

2015 vintage

Intensely savoury, smoke, confectionery, cola, chinotto, blood orange, complex spice, soy, saline.

2015 vintage

We have opened a few of these over the last couple of months - all who have had them have enjoyed them. Light, red fruits on the nose. Quite light but with a nice finish. Very easy to drink. Will hold a few bottles back to see if this develops any further.

2015 vintage

Nice bright red fruits on nose. Seemed a little closed and didn't give too much away. Slightly off balanced on palate. Better on second night with red fruits and some spice. I wonder if this needs more time to balance out and become a bit richer.

2015 vintage

A great bottle, splendid light red fruit, fresh and lively, almost no tannin to contend with and eminently quaffable. Lashings of red cherry and raspberry on the palate with a wonderfully enticing nose to go with it. Lightweight, smooth, like a rich fruit squash. These 2015s are just excellent, and at £24 this was a good buy.

2015 vintage

Juicy and smooth with a long finish. Earthy plus raspberry & blackcurrant flavours. Fresh acidity and low tannins. Good but could do with more complexity

2015 vintage

Pretty rustic/old school. Doesnt seem like it's heading over the hill but I'm also not sure there's much room for improvement. Could be good with the right meal.

2008 vintage

Young with 89 point potential ;-)

2015 vintage

Awesome

2015 vintage

This is a great wine but it's in an awful place. Very tannic, awkward, bitter. Leave well alone for 5 years.

2010 vintage

Dark, brooding, medium plus body Earthy nose, some meaty hints, sour cherries Dry, medium finish, red fruit, notably sour cherries. Light oak Chalky Very good wine for the price point.

2010 vintage

A completely different animal to the lighter 2011. This has great concentration and polish with a nice mineral background note underpinning the lovely strawberry flavours. Acid and tannins give an enjoyable kick on the finish. This will age well.

2010 vintage

Nice pinot punching above bourgogne ordinair level but misses some smoothness and real finesse.

2010 vintage

Classy northern Burgundy. There is some power on the mouth yet still quite pleasing.

2010 vintage

Savoury spices on the nose, also some nice red fruit, smokey. Subtle and smooth, good fruit, spicy, good acidity, great length. Pretty good value. Should gain complexity over the next couple of years

2010 vintage

Nose is quite floral with hint of sour cherry and background oak; could almost be from Piemonte. Dry palate with slightly jagged tannins and quite marked acidity. The fruit has a nice chalky underlay. 2016+

2010 vintage

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