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  • Country ranking ?

    746
  • Producer ranking ?

    8
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

Chambertin Grand Cru
CLIMATS 
Once upon a time, this field was owned by a fellow called Bertin. This is the most famous Grands Crus, close to the south of Combe Grisard ; it is not as steep as Clos de Bèze and colder. Facing east, it benefits from perfect sunshine. At the top of the hill, the soils are white and marly, thereby slowing down the growing cycle. At the bottom, they are marly-limestone with superb dark brown clay. Together they a...

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Vintage 2002

2002 VINTAGE in Burgundy

A Great Year 

The trade is unanimous: the harvest was exceptional and 2002 is destined to be a great vintage for Burgundy. A dry summer, a sunny September, splendid grapes with highly concentrated sugars - everything came together to produce structured and complex wines with outstanding aromatic potential.
As early as the beginning of September, the sugar content in the grapes was often at exceptionally high lev...

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 A cool and distinctly restrained nose is exhibiting only the initial whispers of secondary character on the airy plum, dark currant, freshly turned earth and game scents. There is excellent intensity to the beautifully well-delineated middle weight plus flavors that seem to be constructed on a base of almost pungent minerality, all wrapped in a hugely long, balanced and very stylish finish. This is very much still on the way up yet it is at least within shouting distance of its peak and thus I would describe the '02 Chambertin as being in a drink or hold phase. Succinctly put, this is a terrific '02

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Origin

Beaune, Burgundy

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