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Bouchard Pere & Fils, Chapelle Chambertin Grand Cru 2018
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2018 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru comes from purchased fruit. This is one cuvée that showed some over-maturity on the nose (it was picked September 16), and the almost 15% alcohol is tangible. The sweet, confit-like palate is fleshy and seductive, yet it does not communicate the essence of this Grand Cru as well as others that I have encountered.
Reviewed by: William Kelley
Offering up aromas of ripe cherries, smoked meats, spices and licorice, the 2018 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru is medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with a ripe, generous core of fruit framed by melting tannins, concluding with an expansive and floral finish. This derives from the same source as the Clos de Bèze—and informed readers will easily be able to make an educated guess as to who that is—but the Chapelle has turned out better this year.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
Extremely aromatic with strawberry, black-cherry and dried-flower character. Full-bodied and very layered with plush tannins and a delicious finish of fruit and touches of chocolate. Needs three or four years to come together. Try after 2023.
