The plot Arlaud own is in the highest part, next to Mazoyeres. The 2016 Charmes Chambertin showed a touch of reduction - temperatures had been dropping in the region and this is the usual result. Nevertheless the nose still showed dark fruit. There is a distinctly ripe attack, mouthfilling, a big wine but still elegant. Very silken tannins and pronounced fruit. Very long, finishes on graphite, then ripe fruit and freshness. Poised. (CW7/11/17)
- Producer
- Arlaud
- Origin
- Gevrey-Chambertin, Cote de Nuits, Burgundy/Beaujolais FRANCE
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- dry
- Dominant Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Farming Style
- biodynamic
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- young
- Bottle Size
- 75cl
- Case Quantity
- 6
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
- Wine Score
- 91-93 points, Neal Martin, robertparker.com, Dec 2017
91-93 points, Allen Meadows, burghound.com, Oct 2017
95 points, Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, Oct 2017
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Media Reviews
Neal Martin
The 2016 Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru includes 25% whole bunch fruit and is matured in 20% new oak. Cyprien said that the frost affected the old vines in this season. This felt very closed on the nose and unresponsive when given rigorous aeration. The palate has a dense, quite muscular opening, certainly Mazoyères in terms of weight and structure, with a finish that is like a teenager sulking in their bedroom. Yet you know they will come downstairs eventually, in this case, probably in around six to eight years` time. If only all sulky teenagers were like that. 91-93 points
Allen Meadows
Light reduction but it`s enough to push the underlying fruit to the background. There is more size, weight and power to the moderately dense middle weight plus flavors that are not particularly refined though there is a certain seductive character to the sneaky long and youthfully austere finale. 91-93 points
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