2017 Maison Louis Jadot, Chambertin Grand Cru

The 2017 Chambertin Grand Cru has more amplitude on the nose compared to the Clos-de-Bèze, offering layers of red berry fruit, briar, tobacco and light roasted chestnut aromas. This is beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin on the entry. Like the Clos-de-Bèze, the fruit is a little backward at the moment, though there is substance here. It feels tightly coiled, but the structure and density on the finish suggest that it should develop in bottle. Maybe a little more persistence on the aftertaste would not have gone amiss, though that is the leitmotif of the vintage.

Aromas of orange rind, red berries, peony and forest floor introduce the 2017 Chambertin Grand Cru (Maison Louis Jadot), a full-bodied, open-knit and giving wine that's a definite success, but it can't match the depth or profundity of the domaine Clos de Bèze.