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2011 Perrot-Minot Chambertin Grand Cru....$429.99
Vinified with 50% whole clusters. Here the nose is quite different from that of the Bèze as this is much more floral with notes of lavender, dried rose petal and cool red currant. There is superb detail to the almost painfully intense and pungently mineraldriven large-scaled flavors that possess a saline character on the refreshing yet quite serious finish that seems to go on and on. This isn’t quite as complex as its stable mate though Chambertin is rarely as showy as a typical Clos de Bèze in its youth. For now I’ll give the nod to the Bèze but that may not be the case when both of these are finally ready to go. 2026+
Rated 93-96/100 Allen Meadows, Burghound
(vinified with 50% whole clusters): Deep red with ruby highlights. Very ripe, dark aromas of blueberry, huckleberry and graphite. Dense, sappy and highly concentrated, with black fruit, mint, pepper and mineral flavors displaying terrific definition and energy. In its intense minerality and inner-mouth tension this vibrant wine reminded me of a 2010. Finishes with outstanding length. Should age slowly and gracefully over the next 15 to 20 years.
Rated 94/100 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
2011 Perrot-Minot Chambertin Grand Cru....$429.99
Vinified with 50% whole clusters. Here the nose is quite different from that of the Bèze as this is much more floral with notes of lavender, dried rose petal and cool red currant. There is superb detail to the almost painfully intense and pungently mineraldriven large-scaled flavors that possess a saline character on the refreshing yet quite serious finish that seems to go on and on. This isn’t quite as complex as its stable mate though Chambertin is rarely as showy as a typical Clos de Bèze in its youth. For now I’ll give the nod to the Bèze but that may not be the case when both of these are finally ready to go. 2026+
Rated 93-96/100 Allen Meadows, Burghound
(vinified with 50% whole clusters): Deep red with ruby highlights. Very ripe, dark aromas of blueberry, huckleberry and graphite. Dense, sappy and highly concentrated, with black fruit, mint, pepper and mineral flavors displaying terrific definition and energy. In its intense minerality and inner-mouth tension this vibrant wine reminded me of a 2010. Finishes with outstanding length. Should age slowly and gracefully over the next 15 to 20 years.
Rated 94/100 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
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