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Chambertin 2015

Gevrey Chambertin / Clos Frantin

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Tasting Notes

The 2015 Chambertin Grand Cru seems to display some stem addition on the nose, but it is in sync with the scents of cranberry leaf and wild strawberry, though I would have expected a little more ripeness. The medium-bodied palate offers succulent tannin, crisp acidity and fine depth and freshness, but the finish is very compact and is not as fluid as some of its peers. This is difficult to read and will certainly require several years in bottle. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.

Score: 92

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2021-2045 01 November 2018

The 2015 Chambertin Grand Cru has a very expressive bouquet that comes racing out of the traps: ebulliant morello cherries, crushed strawberry, rose petals and damson scents that are quite intoxicating even at this prenatal stage. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, tensile tannin, layers of crisp red cherry and raspberry fruit sprinkled with white pepper and clove. This builds nicely in the mouth and it fans out gloriously, whereas the Charmes-Chambertin remains recalcitrant and linear. This is superb.

Score: 93 - 95

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2020-2045 30 December 2016

The wood treatment isn't subtle, indeed it's overtly toasty at present though not so much as to mask the cool and otherwise admirably pure nose of red and dark currant, spice and floral scents. There is a really lovely sense of underlying tension to the rich yet beautifully detailed flavors that possess excellent size, weight and mid-palate density, all wrapped in a serious, stony and mildly austere finish that goes on and on. This is also indisputably built-to-age and like the Richebourg, is going to need plenty of patience.

Score: 92 - 95

Allen Meadows, Burghound Maturity: 2032+ 15 January 2017