2018 Latricieres Chambertin
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The 2018 Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru has a pastille-like bouquet, very pure and much more floral than its peers, cohering nicely in the glass. The fruit becomes ever darker with emerging tertiary/truffle aromas. Quite heady and opulent, though clouded by Brettanomyces. This has very fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with a citrus-fresh entry, notes of orange rind and marmalade percolating through the layers of dark berry fruit. It just needs a little more complexity on the finish. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting.
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Neal Martin
Neal Martin
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The 2018 Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru has an outstanding bouquet of vibrant black cherry and boysenberry fruit suffused with minerals. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit on the entry, maybe just a little closed after bottling at the moment, but demonstrating good grip and a strong marine influence on the finish. Give this 3–4 years in bottle.
The 2018 Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru, matured in 40–50% new oak, offers pretty dark cherry, wild strawberry and undergrowth scents on the nose; a light marine scent emerges with time in the glass, along with a touch of licorice. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, well-judged acidity and good density, and it maintains a sense of control all the way through. Quite linear on the finish but displays lovely sapidity on the aftertaste. Excellent.