Camille Giroud - Chambertin Grand Cru 2015
Price: $375.00
| Producer | Camille Giroud |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| Subregion | Cote de Nuits |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Sku | 02442 |
Camille Giroud Description
THE TERROIR OF OUR WINE
Our wine comes from vines, situated in the locality of Gevrey-Chambertin in the climate called Chambertin. Facing South-East, at an altitude of 270 metres, they are planted in a soil made up of brown limestone, out of altered crinoidal limestone in the lower part of the parcel and ostrea acuminata marls.
HISTORY AND ETYMOLOGY
Chambertin takes its name from a Burgonde who owned a field adjoining the Clos-de-Bèze: the property took the name of Chambertin. The winegrower was gifted and his wine excellent. Everybody spoke about the “Champs de Bertin” (Bertin’s Field) to refer to his vineyard. In the XIIIth century, Chambertin became a word used frequently in everyday language.
Vinous Media: 91-94 Points
(100% destemmed): Good bright, deep red. Deep, soil-driven aromas of dark raspberry, smoked meat, menthol and minerals complicated by subtle nuances of licorice and flowers. Juicy and intense but quite tight in the early going, offering lovely incipient perfume but also a medicinal reserve to the redcurrant, red cherry and mineral flavors. Boasts terrific depth of fruit but this will also need considerable patience. The wine's firm tannic spine is nicely buffered by its penetrating sweet fruit. I would not be surprised if this wine merited a rating at the top end of my projected range.
-- Stephen Tanzer
