2012 Gevrey-Chambertin 1. Cru La Bossiere Harmand-Geoffroy

(from a parcel of vines planted in 1988; the .45 ha vineyard is a monopole of Harmand-Geoffroy and the smallest 1er in Gevrey). The wood treatment is sufficiently present to bring to your attention though I would not describe it as intrusive given that it allows the ripe and airy cassis, plum and spice-suffused aromas to shine. There is a lush and very generous mouth feel to the relatively fine and elegant medium weight flavors that brim with minerality on the balanced and solidly persistent finish that evidences a whisper of rusticity.