2005 Chambertin, Jacques Prieur (750ml)

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Vintage: 2005
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chambertin
Vineyard:
Designation: Grand Cru
Appellation: Gevrey-Chambertin
Producer: Domaine Jacques Prieur
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region: Cote de Nuits
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Tasting note: The Prieur 2005 Chambertin had been racked and returned to barrel when I tasted. Generous blackberry liqueur, cedar and roasted meat aromas usher in an almost implosively concentrated, severely black-fruited palate, underlain by charred meat and a veritable sauna bath of wet stones. This really grips in the back, but formidable tannins keep it from being much fun to taste, for all of its obvious ripeness. If you imagine Chambertin of Napoleonic compactness and ambition – even though some of the best 2005s demonstrate how full of flowers and finesse youthful wine from this appellation can be – then here is your emperor of a wine. I wouldn’t want to bet against it over the long haul, although that might be long indeed. (92-93pts DS, Wine Advocate)

Tasted: Jun. 2007
Score: 92-93
Drink: N/A

Tasting note: A supremely classy, refined and regally reserved nose of a simply amazing panoply of aromas that run the entire gamut of fruit from red to black and includes spice, game, leather, tea, underbrush and plenty of Gevrey earth that can also be found on the rich, full, powerful and robustly structured flavors that are perhaps a bit more new world in style than the rest of the range yet it sacrifices no sense of detail on the textured and hugely long finish. This isn't really my style but there is no question that the '05 Cham is a genuinely great wine. (93-95pts AM, Burghound)

Tasted: Apr. 01, 2007
Score: 93-95
Drink: 2020+

Tasting note: Full ruby. Brooding, deep aromas of blackberry, black cherry, minerals, violet and earth. Pure, precise and superconcentrated, with uncanny density and strength of blackberry and floral flavor. This saturates the entire palate, finishing with very firm tannins, a lightly mentholated quality and great persistence. Will need extended aging to express its inherent complexity. The year for Chambertin," notes Martin Prieur, who added that the Prieur parcel is located in a "much less regular spot" (in terms of ripening) than some others. Potentially great for this cuvee. (93-96pts ST, International Wine Cellar)

Tasted: Mar/Apr 2007
Score: 93-96
Drink: N/A