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Joseph Roty, Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru Tres Vieilles Vignes 2009
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Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Good medium-deep red, a bit less saturated than the 2010. Slightly roasted on the nose, and less complex than the 2010, as much red as black fruit in character, offering very ripe, smoky aromas of cherry ganache, redcurrant and licorice. Fleshy, sweet and full on the palate, with its expressive flavors of redcurrant, cocoa powder, mocha, coffee, spices, mint and tobacco conveying an almost liqueur-like voluptuousness that's somehow leavened by salinity. The wine's new oak component is apparent today in the middle palate but its substantial fine-grained tannins are fully integrated. Spreads out impressively to saturate the palate on the long finish, which leaves behind a note of cherry pit and comes across as a touch aggressive following the 2010. Pierre-Jean Roty told me that the finished pH for his family's Charmes-Chambertin is normally in the range of 3.4 to 3.5 and that this wine was not acidified. In fact, he noted that 2003 was the last vintage that was acidified here. (13.9% alcohol; 3.39 pH; this hot growing season yielded a full crop of 40 hectoliters per hectare, noted Pierre-Jean Roty)
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Good deep red. Very ripe aromas of cherries macerated in alcohol, mocha and wild herbs. Generous, pliant and highly concentrated, with lovely floral, mineral and minty high notes lifting the ripe cherry fruit. Finishes tactile, chewy and very long, with noble, sweet tannins and hints of game and menthol. These vines date back to 1885, but Philippe Roty is quick to point out that there has been a lot of repiquage (replanting of individual vines as they die) along the way. I would not be surprised if this wine merited a higher score 10 or 15 years down the road.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Deep red-ruby, the darkest of the range. Superripe aromas of black cherry, tobacco, licorice, mint, minerals, violet and orange peel; even the nose conveys an impression of tightly coiled energy. The palate delivers almost confectionery sweetness but with solid underlying spine to the black fruit, violet and licorice flavors. Finishes with noble, sweet, fine-grained tannins and great perfumed, spicy, slow-building persistence. This is almost painfully backward and will need a good decade to express itself.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Good medium-deep red, a bit less saturated than the 2010. Slightly roasted on the nose, and less complex than the 2010, as much red as black fruit in character, offering very ripe, smoky aromas of cherry ganache, redcurrant and licorice. Fleshy, sweet and full on the palate, with its expressive flavors of redcurrant, cocoa powder, mocha, coffee, spices, mint and tobacco conveying an almost liqueur-like voluptuousness that's somehow leavened by salinity. The wine's new oak component is apparent today in the middle palate but its substantial fine-grained tannins are fully integrated. Spreads out impressively to saturate the palate on the long finish, which leaves behind a note of cherry pit and comes across as a touch aggressive following the 2010. Pierre-Jean Roty told me that the finished pH for his family's Charmes-Chambertin is normally in the range of 3.4 to 3.5 and that this wine was not acidified. In fact, he noted that 2003 was the last vintage that was acidified here. (13.9% alcohol; 3.39 pH; this hot growing season yielded a full crop of 40 hectoliters per hectare, noted Pierre-Jean Roty)
About the Producer
The Roty family has been brewing in Burgundy for over 300 years, and the earliest time they could trace the lake was in 1710. Joseph Roty began his studies at the winery in 1968, full of talent and his own style. In the world of wine, Joseph Roty indulged in his talents, elevating the winery's reputation to its highest point. He himself became one of the greatest winemakers in Burgundy. The winery's biggest asset was the well managed vineyard, from Gevrey Chambertin to Marsannay, which he later acquired, a nearly 12 meter vineyard, Under the careful care of generations, they criticize the highest quality of local wine. Among them, three super levels of Charmes Chambertin, Mazy Chambertin, and Griottes Chambertin were purchased by Joseph Antoine, the grandfather of Joseph. The winery's precious honey is located, among which Charmes Chambertin, over 60% of the grapes were planted in 1881. After the death of the old villa owner Joseph Roty, his wife took care of his two sons, Philippe and Pierre Jean, to jointly inherit the family Industry. Joseph Roty follows a natural way of brewing, with over 70% of the vines in his berry circles being over a hundred years old, and the yield is also very low. The combination of low yield and prolonged soaking gives Roty's wine a rich oak flavor and unusual fruit depth, with occasional bitter to sweet flavors. It is also one of the best representatives of traditional Legendary red wines in this region.
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