2014 Chambertin

Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, Camille Giroud's 2014 Chambertin Grand Cru has an arresting, quite oriental-scented bouquet with touches of hoisin and cooked meats infusing the dark red berry fruit. With time, there is a faint touch of cola that develops—a little strange. The palate is medium-bodied with supple ripe black fruit laced with truffle and a touch of black pepper. I appreciate the balance and focus of this Chambertin and it feels very long on the finish. Excellent. Tasted September 2017.

(100% destemmed): Good bright, deep red. Deep, soil-driven aromas of dark raspberry, smoked meat, menthol and minerals complicated by subtle nuances of licorice and flowers. Juicy and intense but quite tight in the early going, offering lovely incipient perfume but also a medicinal reserve to the redcurrant, red cherry and mineral flavors. Boasts terrific depth of fruit but this will also need considerable patience. The wine's firm tannic spine is nicely buffered by its penetrating sweet fruit. I would not be surprised if this wine merited a rating at the top end of my projected range.