1997 Chapelle Chambertin
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The bright, medium to dark ruby-colored 1997 Chapelle-Chambertin exhibits rosemary, thyme, blackberries, and roasted stone scents. It bursts forth on the palate with licorice, blackberry jam, iodine, and oak spice flavors. This muscular wine saturates the taster's mouth with its boisterous personality, yet maintains a soft, chewy texture. Its impressively long and complex finish reveals, through the suave nature of its tannic backbone, the magnificent ripeness of its grapes. Importer: A Patrick Lesec Selection, Paris Fax #: 011-33-1-44-70-62-93.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Pierre Rovani
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Bright ruby-red. Explosive, roasted aromas of smoked game, chocolate and coffee, with a mineral nuance; comes across as oakier than the '96. Large-scaled, lush and very rich in the mouth; in texture, this struck me as rather Pomerol-like. But one still senses the firm mineral spine underneath the sweet flesh. Big and enveloping; the tannins reach the entire mouth.