Domaine Duroche, Latricieres-Chambertin Grand Cru

What a power! Fleshy, dark fruit, earth, power, power, length. Great!!

- no decanting, tasted in parallel with Close de Bèze 1997 by Raphet. - Nose: still rather closed, should be decanted. Mainly red fruit, candy floss and lots of aromas of pine forest, resin and caramel emerge. - Palate: In its present state, it is a little slender and not yet fully there. Shows with a feminine (medium) body and crisp freshness but is not quite round and complex. Shows some animal notes on the finish, opens up with time. …

served blind, pnp N: pine needles, relatively closed at the beginning, wood, good fruit core (rather red fruits), leather, tobacco and a hints of animalistic aromas there is not enough tension and intensity in the nose, we were a bit disappointed better on the palate, but still a bit "off". good length, fresh, very good acidity wet sweet wood, licorice, a bit of toffee fruit rather on the background, again the animalistic touch this should open up more with more …

Pierre owns a 0.27ha in Latricieres Chambertin. In 2018 Pierre Duroche made a superb Latricieres Chambertin with lots of depth. Ripe red berries and dark fruits with smoked herbs and gravel. Lovely inner core of rose petals and ripe berries. Excellent. (92/100)

Visite au Domaine Duroché : Très floral, tanins fins, très élégant, belle délicatesse de fruit, délicieux, suave et droit, minéral et frais, superbe. 94-95 pts Peut-être mon préféré, même si le Clos de Beze parait plus profond.

Barrel Tasting at Domaine Duroche (Gevrey Chambertin) : From a plot right next to Chambertin. Big, dense nose of mostly black cherry. Wow - very showy and approachable with boastful red fruit, spice and meat. Powerful yet elegant. Excellent wine and potential. 94+