2016 Domaine Joseph Roty Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru
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The 2016 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru has a much more expressive bouquet than the Mazis-Chambertin at the moment with just a hint of dried blood that infuses the mélange of black and blue fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with quite saturated tannin, voluminous and multi-layered with hints of burnt toast and game infusing the fruit. This is a very complex Griottes-Chambertin that will require several years in bottle like the Mazis. Tasted at the Domaine.
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Neal Martin
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Tasted from bottle, the 2016 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru is showing very well indeed, unfurling in the glass with a complex bouquet of cherries, dark chocolate, forest floor, raw cocoa and wild plums. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and vibrant, with a deep core of succulent fruit, fine-boned and chalky structuring tannins and a long, energetic finish.
Bright medium ruby. Pure, primary aromas of black fruits complicated by flinty, crushed-rock minerality; one can smell the depth of this wine. At once silky and powerful, and a step beyond the Mazy-Chambertin in complexity, offering sappy flavors of dark fruits, flowers, spices, licorice and saline minerality. This deep, full-bodied 2016 finishes with suave tannins and terrific length.