CHARMES CHAMBERTIN
2020 Grand Cru Domaine Joseph Drouhin
| Grapes | Pinot Noir |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Nuits |
| Village | Gevrey Chambertin |
| Classification | Grand Cru |
| ABV | 13% |
| Vineyard | Charmes Chambertin |
Red and black cherries laced with crushed flint pop from the glass. Sweet oak spice layers onto the lightly creamy and supple palate. The reserved, patrician tannins balance the refreshing acidity, giving this Grand Cru terrific poise. This is purchased fruit, some from Charmes and some from Mazoyères. Drinking range: 2025 - 2040 Rating: 96 Christy Canterbury MW - TimAtkin.com (Feb 2022)
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The 2020 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru unfurls in the glass with aromas of wild berries, cherries, loamy soil and raw cocoa. Medium to full-bodied, ample and velvety, with ripe, supple tannins and lively acids, it's broad and charming, concluding with a nicely defined finish. Rating: 91-93 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Jan 2022)
Almost black in the centre, rather un-Drouhin like. Very powerful, with liquorice and black fruit, firm tannins, this is a little bit on the muscular side, showing the more aggressive side of 2020 today. Tasted: November 2021 Rating: 90-93 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy (Dec 2021)
Domaine Joseph Drouhin
Joseph Drouhin, founded in 1880 and still family owned, are one of the most well-respected names in Burgundy, especially through their flagship wine, the iconic Clos des Mouches.
A huge part of the Drouhin production comes from their own domaine fruit (78 hectares), and much of the rest comes from contracts such as that with the Marquis de Laguiche, who shook hands with the grandfather of the current generation, agreeing to let him manage his vineyards which included an important part of Le Montrachet; this collaboration endures. Today, the fourth generation is at the helm
Small refinements continue to be made here. The presses have been changed - a reversion to basket pressing for the reds, and for whites the presses are open - along with a number of other growers they are following the trend to think that slight oxidation of the juice before fermentation is not a problem and may add complexity as well as avoiding later problems of premature oxidation in bottle.
For the reds there has been the introduction of selective whole-bunch fermentation in the Côte de Nuits wines. The house style remains one that 'emphasises the natural elegance of great Burgundies' as they describe it. The domaine is all cultivated with an organic and biodynamic approach.
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