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2008 Latricières-Chambertin, Grand Cru, Camille Giroud, Burgundy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
Ready, but will improve
David Schildknecht
91/100
Product: 20088023924
2008 Latricières-Chambertin, Grand Cru, Camille Giroud, Burgundy

Description

As usual, from a combination of contract grapes and purchased wine (with the same sources here since 2003), the Camille Giroud 2008 Latricieres-Chambertin presents peat and black pepper, crushed stone, and ripe, lightly-cooked cherry in a lovely nose, rich yet tart palate impression, with a pungently smoky, peppery, and stony finish.

It lacks the sweetness and charm of the Charmes but its formidable density and grip backed by abundant fine-grained tannin suggests a wine worth forgetting in the cellar for a few years and that should hold up well for 12-15.
David Schildknecht - Wine Advocate - eRobertParker.com - Jun 2010
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2008
Alcohol % 13.5
Maturity Ready, but will improve
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Maison Camille Giroud

Critics reviews

David Schildknecht 91/100
As usual, from a combination of contract grapes and purchased wine (with the same sources here since 2003), the Camille Giroud 2008 Latricieres-Chambertin presents peat and black pepper, crushed stone, and ripe, lightly-cooked cherry in a lovely nose, rich yet tart palate impression, with a pungently smoky, peppery, and stony finish. It lacks the sweetness and charm of the Charmes but its formidable density and grip backed by abundant fine-grained tannin suggests a wine worth forgetting in the cellar for a few years and that should hold up well for 12-15.David Schildknecht - 29/06/2010
David Schildknecht, RobertParker.com (Jun 2010)

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.
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Maison Camille Giroud

Established in 1865, Maison Camille Giroud has a rich heritage rooted in Burgundy’s winemaking tradition. Initially a specialist négociant, they sourced wines from esteemed growers across the renowned Côte d’Or region, ageing them meticulously in their cellars for decades to achieve peak maturity.
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