{"product_id":"2016-domaine-claude-dugat-chapelle-chambertin-grand-cru","title":"2016 Domaine Claude Dugat Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mnmd-review__top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mnmd-review__product media\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tasting-notes-text\"\u003eThe Wine Advocate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eRP \u003c\/span\u003e(95-97)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mnmd-review__summary\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-sm-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eReviewed by:\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.robertparker.com\/author\/78N5EP5NapN36n7Mu\"\u003eNeal Martin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-sm-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eRelease Price:\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 col-sm-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDrink Date:\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e2022 - 2040\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2016 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru was poured before the Griottes-Chambertin for the first time. It has a perfumed bouquet with dark berry fruit, black tea, woodland scents and touches of spice emerging with time. The new oak here is seamlessly integrated and frankly I could never tell that this was raised entirely in new wood. There is something a little introverted here, though that is often the way with this grand cru from barrel. The palate is very sensual and beautifully balanced. The tannins are particularly fine here, understated at first but wait because there is a gentle wave of dark berry fruit and mineral-driven notes on the finish that fans out with style. This is a fabulous Chapelle-Chambertin, alas just one-and-a-half barrels this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-goWbiv loNZbm\"\u003eReaders of recent reports will be aware that there has been a passing of the baton between Claude Dugat and the next generation and with it a clear change in approach toward winemaking. Indicative of this revised philosophy is the fact that the domaine picked from 19 September, earlier than many other growers, whereas under Claude I have little doubt it would have been later. Bernard Dugat, who works in the winery while sister Laetitia works the vines, told me that like many winemakers, they spent an entire week procrastinating over the picking date. But he has been inspired by a trip to Japan and discovering its cuisine: the simplicity of ingredients, the idea that more is not necessarily better, of being simpatico with nature. (Although he did not mention it by name, it sounds like the tenets of kaiseki cuisine.) And he wants to apply that toward the domaine’s wines, which are crisp and tensile, prioritizing precision over power and with the winemaking leaving as discrete an imprint upon the wines as possible. Of course, that means everything must be shipshape in the vineyard and 2016 was the first vintage whereby all their holdings have been biodynamic, perhaps not easy given the deluge during the first half of the growing season and having lost half the vines to frost. Indeed, he confessed that while he physically enjoys the work, he finds the life of a vigneron mentally draining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn some ways, the change in tack at Domaine Dugat is mirrored by say, Drouhin-Laroze, whose 2016s are leaner, more terroir-specific and more intellectual as well as sensual compared to those of yore. One practice that they have not introduced is whole-bunch fermentation, these 2016s being completely destemmed. I think that was a good decision because I feel their transparency might have exposed the stem addition too much and dominated the wines. Long-term Dugat fans will have seen the change in style in recent years and having tasted them for nigh two decades, they might originate from the same terroir but are cut from a different cloth to Claude’s wines. Hitherto known as powerful, fruit-driven wines compared to other growers, these are much more classic and traditional in style (those seeking more substance might well opt for the wines of say, Loic Dugat-Py and maybe Arnaud Mortet.) Personally, I admired these wines a great deal, particularly a brilliant Chapelle-Chambertin that I felt was more detailed and precise than the Griotte-Chambertin, whereas he saw them the opposite way round, the Chapelle-Chambertin as a muscular man and the Griottes more feminine! Whatever…both are very fine examples of their kind, but do not overlook their village cru Gevrey-Chambertin, one of the best that I encountered at that level. Quantities are tiny this year, for example, the entry-level Bourgogne Rouge decimated from thirty to just six barrels. Snap up what you can.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDec 30, 2017\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"virtualcellardoor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53754585415973,"sku":null,"price":150000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0245\/9081\/1170\/files\/000000017700-01.avif?v=1788689660","url":"https:\/\/virtualcellardoor.myshopify.com\/products\/2016-domaine-claude-dugat-chapelle-chambertin-grand-cru","provider":"virtualcellardoor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}