Les Fontenys is a small hillside vineyard in Gevrey-Chambertin, the village that makes some of Burgundy's most sought-after red wines. A 1985 like this, from a warm and well-regarded year, is now a mature old bottle rather than an everyday drink.
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Written by Chris. One bottle or one idea, no roundup.