Tasting Notes
Vinous 91-94
(50% new oak): Bright red-ruby. Aromas of black fruits and espresso torrefaction show an element of reduction that Tremblay believes is due to the new oak element. Dense, sweet and sappy, conveying lovely definition and vivacity to its flavors of black raspberry, crushed rock and blood orange. At once creamy and slightly dusty, this uncompromisingly dry wine is a bit youthfully disjointed today but boasts terrific energy. Finishes very long, with refined tannins.
Robert Parker 94-96
"The 2016 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru included 50% whole-bunch fruit, the highest of Cecile’s cuvees this year. It has a perfumed bouquet, very pure and seductive, not as powerful or intense as the 2015 but very focused and seeming to lock into the senses immediately. Gorgeous black cherries intermingle with boysenberry and cassis fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a succulent, fresh, black cherry and mineral-tinged entry, a fine thread of acidity here and real precision and harmony toward the finish. What a fabulous Chapelle-Chambertin this is destined to be. Queue up for a bottle."
Anticipated maturity: 2023-2050