2014 Charmes Chambertin
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Tasting notes
Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, the 2014 Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru from Duroché has an attractive bouquet with black cherries, bergamot and a touch of black tea. I appreciate the restraint here. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, a fine line of acidity, quite pure with a gentle if not complex finish with pleasant salinité. Not bad at all and it improves in the glass, gaining substance and vigor with each swirl of the glass. Tasted September 2017.
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Neal Martin
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
More reviews and scores
Palish red. Lovely lift to the aromas of raspberry, cranberry, spices and dried rose. Juicy and penetrating but edge-free, with its red berry flavors complicated by spice and salty mineral notes and lifted by a minty nuance. Finishes with fine-grained tannins, lovely length and a light touch. Not particularly fleshy or sweet but this wine shows more energy than a sample I tasted in late 2015 just after it was bottled.
(Duroché has five parcels in true Charmes, three more than 50 years of age and the other two planted in the 1980s; 50% new oak): Healthy medium red. Highly aromatic nose combines redcurrant, cinnamon, dried flowers and underbrush. Fatter and silkier than the premier crus here but quite dry and uncompromising in the middle palate, offering flavors of spicy red fruits and saline minerality. Gains in sweetness on the back half, finishing with lovely lingering perfume and nicely supported, fine-grained tannins. In a fairly gentle style.
About the producer
Domaine Duroché has, under Pierre Duroché, become one of the most sought-out and respected wine domaines in Gevrey-Chambertin. The wines are delicate and detailed, yet with old-vine intensity, a clear sense of place and style – and it’s easy to see why they’ve rapidly become so in-demand.