Lactic notes combine with those of reduction to render the nose more than just difficult though there is no obvious reason why it wouldn't clean up appropriately. By contrast there is simply stunning complexity to the big-bodied and overtly powerful yet quite seductively textured flavors that exude an abundance of minerality onto the driving, balanced and hugely long finale. Note that my suggested drinking for this superb effort is predicated on magnum format.
(BH Issue: 62)
The 2014 Chambertin Grand Cru, which comes from organic fruit in the heart of the vineyard, demands some coaxing in the glass, but it is worth the wait; there is very detailed, delicate red berry fruit that is so refined and poised. There is lovely purity here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine structure, tight and poised, good density and once it is racked (in two week's time), it will really flow and gain flesh. There is great potential here.
(WA 31st Dec 2015)
