Chapelle Chambertin, Vieilles Vignes, Grand Cru, 2017
Aerating an initially muted nose reveals some very fine floral violet and blueberry notes. The palate is less shy, however, being packed full of punchy, direct flavours of bilberry, bramble and sloe. Lots of fruit and character knit-together by velvety, binding tannins. From a fine parcel of 90-year-old vines that produces tiny
critic reviews
The 2017 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru is much more reserved on the nose compared to the Charmes-Chambertin, the fruit a little darker. There is something of a crushed-pebble, almost beach-like scent, a distant tang of cockle sheds that surfaces with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannin and a little more depth and grip than the Charmes-Chambertin, even if it does not quite display the same sensuality and flesh on the finish. Good potential.