2015 Latricieres Chambertin
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Tasting notes
In spite of the very ripe plums and black cherries on the nose, this has a lot of smoky and flinty notes. Cool, firm and minerally on the palate, and a lot of drive at the finish. This has a couple of decades of aging potential if you can resist it now.
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Steen Öhman, Winehog
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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(13.8% natural alcohol; entirely destemmed; 45% new oak): Healthy dark red-ruby. Captivating exotic spices currently dominate the nose. Plush, saline, soil-driven wine, offering a rare balance of sheer layered ripeness and pronounced minerality. This big boy is more savory than sweet, and its substantial ripe tannins are totally buffered by mid-palate stuffing. Erwan Faiveley described this wine as his favorite of the vintage, while technical directlor Jerome Flous called it his "desert island wine." This cool site has clearly benefited from the extra density brought by the conditions of 2015.
The Latriciere-Chambertin is a step up in quality from the Charmes-Chambertin as it’s more focused, detailed and refined. The nose offer very refined layers of red fruit supported by a intense and filigree minerality. On the palate cool and very vibrant fruit – refined, airy with tremendous energy. A very refined wine .. Latriciere does perform well in hotter years .. this is a gorgeous wine. Jun 2016, www.winehog.org
About the producer
Domaine Faiveley is one of Burgundy’s most important wine producers. The family-owned estate, now in the hands of the seventh generation, is one of the largest in the region, with significant holdings in both the Côte d’Or and the Côte Chalonnaise.