DROUHIN CHARMES CHAMBERTIN GRAND CRU 2013 skus_30280262 apricot and orange pith

apricot and orange pith

extremely pure with stupendous precision on the long finish

Jules’ slight obsession with Marlborough and Marlborough wine has led to all sorts of wild and wonderful things

This wine was 100% fermented

DROUHIN CHARMES CHAMBERTIN GRAND CRU 2013 skus_30280262 apricot and orange pithThe 2013 Charmes Chambertin from the Drouhin family was one of the few grand crus that I tasted that had already been bottled at the time of my visit in December. This is one of the great, unsung grand crus in the domaines portfolio, for though the vines are not owned by the domaine, the family has been buying grapes from this particular vigneron for more than forty years. The 2013 is another outstanding success, offering up a pure and complex nose of