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Grand Cru - Purchased Grapes
Chambertin
2023
There’s no doubt that Chambertin is considered one of Burgundy's top five Grands Crus. Its central position on a gently sloping, slightly cool and windy hillside gives it an exceptional texture. At the heart of this terroir lies a deep soil, delicately coated with a mantle of limestone scree and silt, patiently deposited over millennia and interwoven by the meticulous hand of man and his centuries-old cultivation work. Chambertin, slightly less steep than Clos de Bèze, benefits from a cooler breeze, provided by the nearby Combe Grisard, which brings winds from the hills. Ideally facing east, this terroir enjoys the best exposure to the sun, especially the morning sun. Nestled mid-slope, this terroir has a remarkable capacity to absorb water, making Chambertin one of Burgundy's finest terroirs. The wine's deep red colour, captivating bouquet, and refined notes of red fruit reveal an exceptional depth and complexity of flavour.
1 606 bottles
/ 244 magnums
The 2023 Vintage: Balance, Finesse, and Elegance
2023 will be remembered as an exceptional year, marked by an endless summer and record-breaking temperatures, making it the hottest year ever recorded. Despite these extreme conditions, this vintage stands out for its remarkable balance, finesse, and elegance.
A Dry Start and a Beneficial Spring
The autumn of 2022 and winter of 2023 saw a significant water deficit, with 80% fewer rainfall in February. The spring, with its rains and near-normal temperatures, encouraged steady vine growth and a uniform bud break in April.
Harmonious Flowering and Promising Veraison
May and June saw alternating storms and sunshine, ensuring rapid and uniform flowering. The late June rains (up to 100 mm in Chambolle-Musigny) provided the necessary hydration without causing hail or significant damage. Veraison, initially slowed by the drought in August, picked up pace with the late-August rains and was further accelerated by the heat in early September.
Harvest in Beautiful Weather
Beginning on September 11, the perfectly ripened grapes were harvested over the course of ten days under consistently beautiful weather (20 to 28°C). Carefully controlled yields ensured grapes of excellent quality.
A Promising Autumn
Regular rainfall through late October replenished the groundwater, preparing the terroir for future vintages.
A Remarkable Vintage
Despite the climatic challenges, 2023 delivers wines of perfect balance, subtle finesse, and great elegance.
2023 will be remembered as an exceptional year, marked by an endless summer and record-breaking temperatures, making it the hottest year ever recorded. Despite these extreme conditions, this vintage stands out for its remarkable balance, finesse, and elegance.
A Dry Start and a Beneficial Spring
The autumn of 2022 and winter of 2023 saw a significant water deficit, with 80% fewer rainfall in February. The spring, with its rains and near-normal temperatures, encouraged steady vine growth and a uniform bud break in April.
Harmonious Flowering and Promising Veraison
May and June saw alternating storms and sunshine, ensuring rapid and uniform flowering. The late June rains (up to 100 mm in Chambolle-Musigny) provided the necessary hydration without causing hail or significant damage. Veraison, initially slowed by the drought in August, picked up pace with the late-August rains and was further accelerated by the heat in early September.
Harvest in Beautiful Weather
Beginning on September 11, the perfectly ripened grapes were harvested over the course of ten days under consistently beautiful weather (20 to 28°C). Carefully controlled yields ensured grapes of excellent quality.
A Promising Autumn
Regular rainfall through late October replenished the groundwater, preparing the terroir for future vintages.
A Remarkable Vintage
Despite the climatic challenges, 2023 delivers wines of perfect balance, subtle finesse, and great elegance.
Tasting notes :
This elegant, pure wine has a spicy nose with dark berries, earth, and subtle oak. Its beautifully balanced, mineral-driven flavors offer deep concentration, firm tannins, and remarkable persistence. Less immediate than others, it unfolds with youthful intensity and a long aftertaste. Rich and structured, it requires patience to reach its full potential. Best from 2035-2050.
This elegant, pure wine has a spicy nose with dark berries, earth, and subtle oak. Its beautifully balanced, mineral-driven flavors offer deep concentration, firm tannins, and remarkable persistence. Less immediate than others, it unfolds with youthful intensity and a long aftertaste. Rich and structured, it requires patience to reach its full potential. Best from 2035-2050.
640 bottles
/ 120 magnums
The 2022 harvest, which began on August 31st, took place under summer temperatures. This year, the growing season was marked by striking climatic contrasts. After a rainy autumn and a frigid December, February and March brought unusually mild weather. The spring, bathed in sunshine and drought, was particularly mild, peaking in May with the highest temperatures in the past fifty years, which encouraged vigorous vine growth. The summer, one of the hottest since 2003, was punctuated by heatwaves in late June, mid-July, and throughout August. Despite the intense heat, the water reserves accumulated over winter ensured a harmonious maturation of the grapes. The 2022 vintage, though shaped by extreme climatic conditions, yields wines of great finesse and remarkable elegance, offering exquisite freshness and generous volume on the palate.
Tasting notes :
A remarkable structure and depth characterise this firm, noble wine. Its fresh and radiant fruit is complemented by a subtle, refined reduction, promising excellent aging potential.
A remarkable structure and depth characterise this firm, noble wine. Its fresh and radiant fruit is complemented by a subtle, refined reduction, promising excellent aging potential.
922 bottles
/ 62 magnums
While the 2021 growing season concludes with a sunny summer, its beginning was marked by two devastating frosts that deeply affected the vines and threatened the upcoming harvest. That year, Burgundy experienced a relatively mild winter. In spring, after significant frosts in early April, the return of fine weather provided ideal conditions for flowering. A few weeks later, early summer was characterized by heavy rains and persistent humidity. By August, however, dry and radiant weather persisted for three consecutive weeks, promoting optimal fruit ripening. By late September, the grapes reached perfect ripeness, prompting the harvest to begin on September 23rd. The production from this capricious vintage is exclusive. Evocative, with finesse and elegance, the wines reveal exceptional freshness and present beautiful volume on the palate.
Tasting notes :
This wine exhibits a remarkable aromatic finesse. The bouquet is fresh, intensely floral, and spiced. The palate is fruity, expansive, and generous, offering a wide range of flavours. This wine, both elegant and refined, overflows with energy.
This wine exhibits a remarkable aromatic finesse. The bouquet is fresh, intensely floral, and spiced. The palate is fruity, expansive, and generous, offering a wide range of flavours. This wine, both elegant and refined, overflows with energy.
468 bottles
/ 60 magnums
This exceptional vintage, produced in very limited quantities due to the intense summer heat, harks back to the glorious past of great Burgundies. After a wet and mild winter, the summer of 2020 was characterized by dry and hot conditions. During this period, the vines suffered from a lack of water from flowering onwards, leading to reduced yields. The harvest was notably early, beginning at the end of August, with an average production of 15 hl/hectare. This early and sunny vintage offers beautifully crafted wines, marked by remarkable freshness and tension, with a rare elegance of silky, refined tannins. This grand vintage deserves the care of extended cellaring to fully reveal its potential. However, its vibrant character and excellent balance also allow for enjoyment in its youth, showcasing notes of crisp fruit complemented by a delicate floral nuance.
Tasting notes :
This wine boasts a blend of leather and bark notes intertwined with refreshing hints of mint and liquorice, revealing a sophisticated elegance with its smoothly textured complexity. Its rich array of flavours unfolds gracefully, leaving a lingering persistence that feels endless.
This wine boasts a blend of leather and bark notes intertwined with refreshing hints of mint and liquorice, revealing a sophisticated elegance with its smoothly textured complexity. Its rich array of flavours unfolds gracefully, leaving a lingering persistence that feels endless.
1 246 bottles
/ 120 magnums
Spring 2019 was marked by highly variable weather, alternating between fine conditions and episodes of low temperatures. The cool weather during flowering led to reduced yields due to run-off. However, after a scorching June and a hot, dry summer, the grapes ripened beautifully and were in exceptional condition, allowing the harvest to begin under favourable weather on September 17th. Produced in limited quantities, with the average yield across all our appellations in 2019 falling below 20 hl/hectare, this vintage delivered wines of exceptional quality. Despite the heat and dryness, the wines are rich, concentrated, and display excellent digestibility, freshness, length, and persistence. The tannins are ripe and well-integrated, showcasing remarkable balance, with impressive tension and minerality.
Tasting notes :
A captivating nose with remarkable precision and complexity, revealing vibrant black cherry and wild strawberry notes, complemented by a subtle minerality and depth. Silky tannins provide a harmonious, expansive mouthfeel, culminating in a finish marked by pronounced spiciness.
A captivating nose with remarkable precision and complexity, revealing vibrant black cherry and wild strawberry notes, complemented by a subtle minerality and depth. Silky tannins provide a harmonious, expansive mouthfeel, culminating in a finish marked by pronounced spiciness.
1 537 bottles
/ 120 magnums
Winter and early spring 2018 were notably rainy, allowing the vines to build up substantial water reserves. These reserves enabled the vines to endure the warm and sunny conditions of the latter half of spring. The vintage is also marked by an exceptionally hot and dry summer. Thanks to the winter’s water reserves, the grapes reached ideal ripeness, withstood the heat, and developed in exceptional health. The bunches were in perfect condition when harvesting began on September 3rd. This vintage is concentrated and complex, achieving excellent ripeness while maintaining its freshness. The wines are distinguished by their finesse and remarkable freshness, with a structured palate that reveals a myriad of aromas—a true virtuoso. This elegant and refined vintage has the potential to age for years, gradually revealing its full complexity.
Tasting notes :
Delicately infused with mint, with fresh and spicy notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. Radiant and expressive, imbued with refreshing flavours, it asserts its elegance through to a majestic, exceptionally long finish.
Delicately infused with mint, with fresh and spicy notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. Radiant and expressive, imbued with refreshing flavours, it asserts its elegance through to a majestic, exceptionally long finish.
1 430 bottles
/ 120 magnums
The 2017 wine year is distinguished by its superlative generosity. Following a dry and cold winter, the spring proved mild and rain-free. The vines enjoyed pleasant weather conditions, with temperatures up to 6°C above the norm. The summer, marked by warm and dry weather, contributed to the fruit achieving an ideal state of health. Yields were very generous, and after reducing yields through "green harvesting," the optimal ripeness of the grapes led to the harvest beginning on September 7th. The wines from the 2017 vintage are elegant and refined, with a beautiful tension, silky tannins, and great aromatic complexity.
Tasting notes :
Aromatically very cool and pure, where a rich array of nuances of dark fruits, pepper, and fine leather unfolds. The intense, full-bodied flavours are tightly focused and display excellent mid-palate density, with a subtle menthol-like note delivering remarkable freshness on the exceptionally long finish.
Aromatically very cool and pure, where a rich array of nuances of dark fruits, pepper, and fine leather unfolds. The intense, full-bodied flavours are tightly focused and display excellent mid-palate density, with a subtle menthol-like note delivering remarkable freshness on the exceptionally long finish.
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