2013 Chambertin
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Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Chambertin Grand Cru has a crisp bouquet with almost sultry raspberry and blackberry fruit, damp earth, perhaps even a hint of iodine in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, moderate depth though without the structure of some of its peers. There is class here, coveted away at present, yet there is certainly impressive mineralité on the finish that lingers in the mouth. Bravo David Croix -- this is an outstanding Chambertin. Tasted September 2016.
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Andy Howard MW, Jancisrobinson.com
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bright, dark red. Cool, highly nuanced aromas of raspberry, mint, coffee, licorice and crushed stone. Then lush, sweet and seamless in the mouth, maintaining the fresh but ripe impression. Wonderfully plush and utterly without rough edges, with flavors of red raspberry and cool minerality lifted by a seductive floral element. (This fruit is all from the Clos de Bèze side of Chambertin, right above Leroy's holding, according to David Croix.) A superb cold version of Chambertin 2013 but not particularly austere owing to the wine's seamless texture and noble tannins.
Things are a little bit better in terms of volume with the 2013 Chambertin of which Giroud produced three barrels. Today, tannin, acidity and structure inform an embryonic Chambertin that needs serious time to fully meld together. I find the sense of energy here compelling.
Simple, sweet berry fruit; decent palate balance. A very nice Gevrey – but not true grand cru. (AH)