2016 Griotte Chambertin
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The 2016 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru vies with the 2010 (a wine it resembles) as the most inherently complex, complete and age-worthy wine in this vertical tasting. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of red berries, cassis, exotic spices, rose petals and blood orange, it's full-bodied, concentrated and layered, with terrific concentration, racy acids and beautifully refined, powdery tannins. Still an infant, it will require patience to realize all of its considerable potential.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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(Dugat had normal production of two barrels): Bright, full red. Alluring perfume of raspberry, flowers, spices and licorice. The densest of all of these 2016s but also with wonderful detail and fine-grained texture to its lightly saline flavors of raspberry, flowers, soil and minerals. There's nothing hard or heavy about this lovely sappy grand cru, which finishes with superb palate-cleansing length. This fruit was picked at 12.2% potential alcohol and not chaptalized, said Dugat, "but the bottle will say 12.5% in order not to shock people."