2011 Chapelle Chambertin
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Tremblay excelled in this vintage, and the 2011 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru is a terrific success. Bursting with aromas of plums, warm spices, sweet berries, licorice and spicy new oak, it's full-bodied, ample and layered, with a rich, fleshy profile, beautifully refined tannins and a long, saline finish. The 2011 has been open pretty much since release, and it continues to drink brilliantly today.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Good dark red. Demonstrative aromas of black raspberry, brown spices, game and earth. Creamy-sweet, large-scaled and seamless on the palate, with sweet flavors of raspberry, rust and brown spices dominating; tastes higher in alcohol than its 13% would suggest. Finishes long and sweet, with superripe tannins for the vintage. This really builds in the mouth.
Tremblay’s 2011 Chapelle-Chambertin is insanely beautiful. Dark cherries, plums, menthol, hard candy, licorice and violets are all woven together in a wine of exceptional purity and finesse. Freshly cut flowers, savory herbs and violets add an attractive element of lift on the finish. In 2011, the Chapelle is simply dazzling. What a gorgeous wine this is.
Smudgy, rich aromas. Lively for a grand cru Gevrey but it seems to lack the energy of all the Vosne wines. A little heady and medicinal. Very long and throat warming. Conscientious. (JR)