2021 Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
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94-96VN
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Tim Atkin
Reviewed January 2023This comes from a generous 1.5-hectare parcel with deep soils. Nicolas vinifies them separately, but he doesn't see an interest in bottling them separately. Cassis and licorice lift from the glass before the solid, filling mid-palate takes center stage. There's punchy, reverberating acidity and streamlined but seriously dense tannins. This will be lovely in ten-plus years.
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Professional Reviews
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Jasper Morris
20% whole bunch vinification and 80% new wood, plus some green harvesting. A fresh mid purple colour, with a lick of new wood that cannot stop the energy of the fruit from bursting through. Exceptionally juicy with raspberry and alpine strawberries, backed by the perfect level of acidity and refined tannins. This is seamless, delicious! Drink from 2028-2036.
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Vinous
The 2021 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru is matured with 20% whole bunches in 80% new oak. Dark berry fruit, bay leaf, Earl Grey and sous-bois unfold on the nose though remain understated. It does not wish to show off. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, beautifully balanced, quite precise with impressive mineralité, especially on the finish. This has real pedigree.(NM)
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Decanter
This wine shows restraint and elegance, and yet everything is in the right place. The impression begins with ripe mulberry fruit aromas accented with notes of smoke, leather, and earth, yet there is no rustic edge. It is a robust wine, surprisingly deeply coloured for the vintage, boasting full body, plenty of tannic grip, and impressive density and length. It is produced from the domaine's outstanding 1.5-hectare parcel in the centre of the vineyard, running from top to bottom. 20% of the grapes are fermented as whole clusters, and the wine is currently ageing in cask (mostly new). (CC)
Details
| Origin | Gevrey Chambertin, Burgundy, France |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| SKU | 1736896 |