Tasted out of barrel at the Domaine. The Griotte-Chambertin sports a breathtaking nose here: very pure dark cherry and violet aromas vie for attention with cold limestone and granite aromas. Brilliant delineation with a honeyed element just in the background. The palate has filigree tannins, wonderful definition and sense of symmetry with fabulous focus and purity on the finish. One of the best wines of the vintage. Tasted November 2010.

This is notably fresher than the Chapelle with a strikingly elegant and highly complex nose that displays perfumed and notably ripe red currant and cassis aromas that are liberally laced with warm earth and spice hints. There is good intensity and detail to the opulently textured medium weight plus flavors that are blessed with a seemingly endless reserve of sap on the gorgeously long finish. This is a really impressive effort and if the palate complexity can eventually match that of the nose, this should be able to achieve, or perhaps even exceed, the upper end of my predicted range. Tasted: Jan 2012

The 2009 Griotte-Chambertin is another big, super-ripe wine loaded with dark fruit. This is almost port-like in its intensity, with endless layers of blueberries, blackberries, spices and white flowers that build towards the substantial, textured finish. The Griotte is a totally seductive wine endowed with fabulous harmony and tons of personality.