The 2016 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru has a fruit-driven, slightly confit bouquet that feels later picked than its peers and without the same delineation and terroir expression. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, fleshy and high-toned with notes of fig and dates infusing the red fruit. Sweet with veins of marmalade towards the finish. Not bad, but I feel there is better to come. Anticipated maturity: 2022-2050
2016
Joseph Drouhin Griottes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2016 6x75cl 91/100 VN
Top Score: 91
“pretty crushed violet-tinged blackberry and cassis fruit. I like the delineation here. The palate is well balanced”
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| Colour | Red |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
91 points Vinous
90-92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru was reduced to just four hectoliters this vintage. It includes 20% whole cluster fruit and will spend 16 months in oak. It felt a little muted at first but soon found its voice with pretty crushed violet-tinged blackberry and cassis fruit. I like the delineation here. The palate is well balanced if not as nuanced or refined as the Clos de Vougeot, more masculine than its peers with a saline finish that lingers. Good, but not the greatest this year. Drink 2020-2033
17.5 points Jancis Robinson
16 months in oak. 60% whole cluster. Three barrels only. Mid greyish cherry red. Compared with the Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, much sweeter fruited on the nose. A lovely contrast of sweet fruit and savoury, peppery spice on the palate. Dry, fine- grained texture. The stems have given a delicate herbal note and a finesse to the texture but overall, going back to this, I find a slight austerity needing bottle age to flesh out. Drink 2026-2036
