2019 Griotte Chambertin

One of the harder-to-read wines in the cellar during my visit was the 2019 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru. Unracked, it was reserved and introverted on the palate—despite its already rather inviting nose of cherries, peonies, espresso roast and raw coca. I look forward to revisiting it in bottle.

The 2019 Griottes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru, which comes from purchased fruit, has an intense nose that is very linear at the moment. Whereas this Grand Cru often displays blue fruit in its youth, this is black fruit and slightly more tertiary. The palate is well defined with crisp acidity on the entry. Silky in texture there are notes of blood orange and marmalade towards the finish with just a light tang of white pepper on the aftertaste. This is a bit of a charmer.