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Hubert Lignier, Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2014
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2014 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, from the southern part of the Mazoyères sector, has a fragrant bouquet with scents of raspberry coulis and blueberry, though these recede as the wine opens in the glass to reveal more flinty, cold stone aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe tannin matched by a keen line of acidity. It is a linear and poised Charmes-Chambertin, just a touch of spice coming towards the finish that feels long and tender. Such a beautiful wine, but it will need 5-6 years to really show what it can do.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Moderately saturated bright red. Aromas of red cherry, raspberry and rose petal accented by spices and herbs. Displays urgent red fruits on entry, with notes of flowers and leather emerging with air. This dense wine conveys a strong impression of acidity and excellent energy but shows a touch of peppery, herbal dryness on the back end. Not quite as fine as the Combottes and certainly less showy today.
About the Producer
For vinifications and ageing, our methods are little interventionist.The fruit’s quality is essential to craft 24 great wines. We make fresh, fine and elegant wines which are also full bodied with a long lasting and mouth-watering finish. Each of our terroirs (Clos de la Roche, Morey, Gevrey-Chambertin, …) expresses itself through our wines. Our ageing in barrels (20 to 30% new oak) is rather long (20 or 22 months), on lees and without racking after malolactic fermentation. The wines are bottled using gravity, without fining in order to keep the wine’s freshness and its ageing potential.
