The first of the two new village cuvees is Domaine Duroche Gevrey-Chambertin 2021. It is a blend of regular Gevrey-Chambertin village lieux-dits (Le Clos, Les Champs, En Vosne), and Les Champeaux 1er Cru, and it creates a delightful example of Gevrey generosity. This has notable intensity and vividness, yet is delicate with generous notes of wild strawberries and a hint of raspberries. A sensual, emotional wine, and I adore it.

• Steen Ohman / Winehog

Under Pierre Duroche's stewardship this domaine has risen to become one of the most heralded estates in Gevrey Chambertin. The former mountain climber is widely considered amongst the most considered, progressive and talented producers in the Cote d'Or – both for his painstaking vineyard work and his impeccable lightness of touch in the winery.

The measure of a domaine is often the quality of their village wine and Duroche's 2021 Gevrey Chambertin is a stunner.

Duroche's northerly Gevrey vineyards, on the Brochon side of the village, were devastated by the April 2021 frost. A couple of months later the same sector was hit by hail. Pierre was beset by mildew, oidium and botrytis. In the end, the vines managed an average yield of just 20 hectolitres per hectare in 2021, yet the Duroche wines are beyond impressive:

This is a strong set of wines from Duroche. Ethereal as always, Duroche continues his impressive run of form with whatever Nature throws his way.

• Neal Martin / Vinous

The tasting was an absolute tour de force.

• Jasper Morris MW / Inside Burgundy

Faced with non-viable yields, Pierre Duroche chose not to produce some of his regular crus in 2021. As a result his Gevrey Chambertin 2021 is an assemblage including the lieux-dits of Le Clos, Champ and En Vosne. In addition, the production of 1er Cru Les Champeaux was too small to bottle so Pierre blended it into his decidedly superior village 2021.