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Cecile Tremblay, Chapelle Chambertin Grand Cru 2005
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2005 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru was proffered by Cécile Tremblay at an evening dinner. I was not taking notes but I was so taken by this wine that I made an exception, not least because it came direct from her cellar in magnum form. It had an exquisite bouquet of mulberry, blueberry, incense of potpourri, all beautifully defined, just a touch of scorched earth emerging with time in the glass. The palate is beautifully balanced with a fine bead of acidity, utterly harmonious and focused with great depth and freshness on the finish that perhaps belies the structure. I suspect that the larger format enhanced this wine, but it attests to the ageability of Tremblay's wines. Just superb. Tasted November 2016.
Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2005 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru offers up aromas of sweet berries and plums mingled with notions of licorice, forest floor and dried fruits. Medium to full-bodied, rich and lively, it's framed by rather firm, assertive tannins. Tremblay observes that this was the first year of organic certification and that the vineyard was still out of balance after years of more "conventional" farming.
Reviewed by: David Schildknecht
The Tremblay 2005 Chapelle-Chambertin puts forward a nose of red raspberry, cassis, cinnamon, and charred beef. With refined tannin and a polished mouth feel, this presents a “cool,” sorbet-like expression of raspberry and black currant, underlain by persistent chalkiness and deep meatiness. Finishing with remarkable purity, refinement and elegance (not to mention sheer length) the wine betrays no sign of its having been bottled only two weeks ago. Importer: Weygandt-Metzler, Unionville, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800.
Reviewed by: David Schildknecht
The 2005 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru offers up aromas of sweet berries and plums mingled with notions of licorice, forest floor and dried fruits. Medium to full-bodied, rich and lively, it's framed by rather firm, assertive tannins. Tremblay observes that this was the first year of organic certification and that the vineyard was still out of balance after years of more "conventional" farming.
About the Producer
Cecile TREMBLAY descends from a long line of vignerons. The story begins in 1921, with the union of Cécile’s great-grandparents, Edouard Jayer, a cooper in Nuits-Saint-Georges, and Esther Fournier who inherited vineyards from her family. Together they established and developed their own Domaine. The domaine’s vineyards were then eventually passed down to their five children. Renée, the youngest daughter, kept her share of the vineyards under métayage. Later on, Renée’s only daughter, Marie-Annick, grew the family holdings with her husband while keeping all vineyards under métayage. Cécile Tremblay, who had studied enology and viticulture in Dijon, reclaimed the family heritage and took over the management of the vineyards in 2002. A year later, Cécile bottled her first wines, Domaine Cécile Tremblay was born!
