2005 Domaine Dugat-Py Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru
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The 2005 Chambertin Grand Cru remains dense and concentrated at age 20, unwinding in the glass with notes of dark berries, cherries and licorice framed by a rich patina of creamy new oak. Full-bodied, rich and layered, it's dense and concentrated, with a ripe but lively core of fruit framed by powdery tannins, concluding with a long, structured finish. If anything, this bottle seems more primary and monolithic than when I last drank this wine six or seven years ago.
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David Schildknecht, Vinous
Jancis Robinson MW
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The vines are 90 years old in Dugat’s Chambertin plot and he pulls out all the stops. Grapes are foot trodden, no destemming, no pumps, everything in the vineyawrd is done by hand. He talks of a horse maybe next year. The wine is exceptionally dark and majestic somehow. Just one sniff and the wine demands attention. Full and vibrant, really seigneurial. This wine vibrates. The tannins, which are indubitably there in abundance, are almost unnoticeable, so great is the concentration of meaty fruit, yet the wine is slyly playful too. There are so many layers, it’s like the most intimidating professor, enormous vigour and lift on the finish. I think I saw one and a half barrels of this. Hardly enough to satisfy those who taste it in the cellar, I’d have thought. (JR)
(just a single 205-liter barrel) Saturated deep ruby. A black hole of a nose, with black fruits and licorice lurking. Offers great volume and lift and yet today this is quite primary and hard to get a handle on-and not obviously better than the Mazis. But this coats every nook and cranny of the palate and displays great aromatic persistence on the aftertaste. Boasts a rare combination of power and finesse. Finishes tannic and backward, with great density and a note of licorice. Can't match the Mazis today for sheer detail but this also has the potential to be a cellar treasure.
About the producer
Dugat-Py, based at the base of the Combe de Lavaux in Gevrey-Chambertin, stands as one of Burgundy’s most revered producers, known for crafting Pinot Noir of incredible depth, power, and age-worthiness.