Beautiful aromas and flavors of sandalwood, rose, strawberry and raspberry are married to an elegant, lacy frame. Intense, yet light-weight, with fine complexity and a long, fruit- and spice-filled aftertaste. Best from 2015 through 2035. BS

Robert Parker''s Wine Advocate 30/04/2012

The 2009 Clos des Lambrays is ripe, radiant and totally representative of the vintage. Silky tannins frame an expressive core of fruit in this generous, open Clos des Lambrays. The 2009 possesses striking depth and tons of richness allied to a muscular personality. I underestimated the 2009 when I tasted it from barrel. Although very much in the flashy style of the year, the 2009 also has more than enough structure to support mid-term aging at the very least. A round, caressing finish leaves a lasting impression. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2029.

I found the 2009s from Clos des Lambrays showed much better from bottle than they did when I tasted them from barrel.

Robert Parker''s Wine Advocate 02/05/2011

The 2009 Clos des Lambrays blossoms nicely on the mid-palate, with layers of sensual, inviting fruit. The 50% new oak is a touch prominent, one of the signs the 2009 may lack the density and structure to support long-term aging. Floral notes are woven nicely through the textured finish. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2021.

Clos des Lambrays is one of the very few estates I visited that had a hard time in 2009. The estate was particularly affected by hail in May. As Thierry Brouin describes it, Morey was the village that was hit hardest by hail and within Morey, the Clos was the most affected vineyard. Yields were still a reasonable 30 hectoliters per hectare, but quite a bit lower than most other producers enjoyed in this abundant harvest. The estate does not use herbicides or pesticides, and two-thirds of the parcels are worked by horse. In 2009 the harvest started on September 10. The wines were vinified in stainless steel with 100% whole bunches. I tasted the 2009s from tank, where they awaited bottling, scheduled for late March 2011. Overall, I have to say I found the 2008s quite a bit more interesting. Readers will find notes on those wines on www.erobertparker.com.


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The 2009 Clos des Lambrays is ripe, radiant and totally representative of the vintage. Silky tannins frame an expressive core of fruit in this generous, open Clos des Lambrays. The 2009 possesses striking depth and tons of richness allied to a muscular personality. I underestimated the 2009 when I tasted it from barrel. Although very much in the flashy style of the year, the 2009 also has more than enough structure to support mid-term aging at the very least. A round, caressing finish leaves a lasting impression.

The 2009 Clos des Lambrays continues to shine. The self-effacing Thierry Brouin has conjured an exquisite bouquet of wild strawberry, scorched earth, small red cherries and a touch of undergrowth. Brouin’s style is to keep everything contained, natural and unpretentious and so you get a comparatively conservative Clos des Lambrays that is underpinned by light, tensile tannins, with a veneer of red fruit, not great weight but rather weightlessness that is unusual for this vintage. It is in keeping with the domaine’s approach to Pinot Noir, one that I have learned to appreciate more and more with passing years. Tasted March 2013.

An intensely floral and spicy nose that is wonderfully elegant and admirably pure speaks of red currant, blue berry, game, smoke and warm earth. The silky-textured, precise and mineral-inflected medium-bodied flavors possess copious extract that does a fine job of buffering the very firm tannins and allowing for perfect balance on the mouth coating and impressively persistent finish. A seductive and relatively accessible Clos des Lambrays that should be approachable with only a decade of cellar time yet last for 25 to 40 years.

Moderately saturated medium red. Captivating aromas of red raspberry, mocha, pepper and mulch, but without quite the floral high notes of the 2010 bottling; nuances of minerals and red licorice emerged with aeration. Wonderfully silky and sweet in the mouth, even if the wine's fruit is currently somewhat withdrawn. Finishes classically dry and long, with strong dusty tannins in need of patience. In a powerful style and perhaps a bit awkward today as its slightly edgy tannins are in the foreground, but aeration brought more fruit and a captivating note of dried flowers. This still calls for patience. (13.3% alcohol; 3.64 pH; 3.6 g/l acidity)