Drouhin-Laroze Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru 2019

The Domaine's Grands Crus are matured in oak barrels (80% new barrels) made from wood from the Allier and Nivernais regions. They favor light to medium-plus toasts as this ensures the perfect harmony between the wine and wood tannins. Limpid and brilliant, the Domaine's Chapelle-Chambertin has a woody vanilla nose with a slight floral touch. On the palate, its controlled and subtle tannins ensure elegance, subtlety and a majestic quality and its aromatic subtlety suggests fruit, spices and wood. Its pure features convey plenty of style. The tannins are tender and supple. However, we are brought back to order by its complexity and mineral liveliness on the finish.

The 2019 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru has an intense bouquet of blackberry, raspberry and Seville orange marmalade, quite dense at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, touches of dark chocolate filtering through the red berry fruit, and Christmas cake and light licorice notes on the finish. At the moment the oak is a little strong, but it should become more integrated with bottle age.