Medium red. Blueberry, minerals and spices on the nose, lifted by notes of rose and white pepper. Pure and silky but with terrific inner-mouth tension to the sappy crushed fruit flavors. Denser than the Latricieres, but every bit as vibrant--and more backward today. Finishes with ripe tannins and subtly complex notes of fruit, game and saline, smoky underbrush. Superb.

The 2008 Chambertin is dazzling. It is an explosive wine with tons of inner reserve just waiting to blossom. The wine's unrestrained power is impossible to miss in the sheer intensity and depth of the fruit. The long, eternal finish is a hint of what is to come for those who have the discipline to bury bottles in a dark corner of the cellar. It is impressive juice.

An airy red berry fruit nose that is cut with distinct sauvage hints as well as undertones of freshly turned earth, cut roots and an herbal note that complement well the supple, intense and beautifully detailed middle weight flavors that culminate in a cool, focused and intensely stony finish that is powerful, balanced and delivers sneaky length. Promising. Drink 2018+.

– Burghound.com, Issue 37. Tasted: Jan 2010

The 2008 Chambertin Grand Cru, which was picked from 26 September and would have contained around 20% whole bunch, has a comparatively straightforward bouquet compared to the 2020s. Wild strawberry and raspberry aromas, pastille-like with peppermint aromas emerging reluctantly with time. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red fruit, a little rigid in style, maybe just missing a little flesh in the middle and attenuating on the finish.