2021 Chapelle Chambertin

The 2021 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru, the first Grand Cru to be picked with 50% whole clusters, has a fragrant, pure and (unlike Latricières) inviting bouquet that just wants to seduce. Very sensual. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins that frame the crystalline red fruit, supreme mineralité with one of the most elegant finishes you will find in this vintage. Reminiscent of Dugat's Chapelle-Chambertin, this is divine.

This too is quite firmly reduced. There is a bit more power if decidedly less minerality to the attractively textured medium-bodied flavors that deliver outstanding length on the serious, compact and built-to-age finale.

The 2021 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru is also very attractive, wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries, licorice, rich spices, orange zest, roses and baking chocolate. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, it's deep and textural, with an ample core of fruit that largely conceals its ripe strutting tannins.