(there's just a single new barrel of this juice, which was vinified entirely with whole clusters): Bright ruby-red. Explosive wild aromas of blackberry, boysenberry, kirsch , leather, game and violet, accented by a suggestion of peppery François Frères oak. A thick, dense elixir in the mouth, without any heaviness or hard edges but still a bit reduced. Finishes wonderfully dense and suave, with considerable dusty tannins and a slowly building whiplash of flavor. Less demonstrative in the early going than the other grand crus in this cellar but built for a long and glorious evolution in bottle.

The 2015 Chambertin Grand Cru is deep and exotic, wafting from the glass with aromas of cherries, plums and wild berries mingled with vine smoke, Asian spices and flowers, framed by a deft touch of new oak. Full-bodied, supple and sensual, it's concentrated and multidimensional, with a lively, harmonious profile despite its volume and scale.