Tasting Notes
Vinous 93-95
The 2020 Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru, which was picked around 7 September, has a vibrant nose with a mixture of red and black fruit, crushed stone (basalt?) and faint liquorice scents in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, cohesive and with great depth. There is just a touch of oak to be subsumed on the finish, so give this 4-6 years in bottle.
Anticipated maturity: 2026-2050
Robert Parker 95-97
The 2020 Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru is striking, unfurling in the glass with aromas of dark berries, exotic spices, sweet soil tones, orange rind, smoked duck and peonies. Full-bodied, velvety and layered, it’s concentrated and multidimensional, with a lively spine of acidity, superb depth at the core, and a long, perfumed finish.
Burghound 92-94
Here too there is a mentholated top note to the aromas of green tea, cool red berries, the sauvage and a plethora of floral elements. There isn’t as much volume or density, but the middle weight flavors are racier, more refined and notably more chiseled while the lingering and very firm finish exudes minerality; indeed the finish seems built on it.