Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru, Domaine Taupenot-Merme, 2023
Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru, Domaine Taupenot-Merme, 2023
- Red Still
- Pinot Noir
- Organic
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The 2023 growing season at Taupenot Merme began with a mild winter, followed by moderate spring and summer temperatures, and avoided extreme heat spikes. Early budbreak in April, mid-blossom in June, and veraison by late July led to a harvest from September 11-25, following a cooler, rainy spell in late August. Despite a season marked by an overall water deficit, careful organic management and two green harvests in July produced a balanced crop.
The 2023 wines show moderate acidity with alcohol levels ranging from 12.3-13.6%, and phenolic ripeness reached across each cuvée. Reflecting a restrained, terroir-driven vintage, these wines lean towards elegance and subtle expression, rather than overt power.
The domaine features as one of the Top 20 Côte de Nuits Red Wine Producers in Tim Atkin's Burgundy 2023 Special Report.
Drinking window: 2030 - 2050
What the critics say:
"Cask sample. Mid ruby. Lofty, intense nose of cherry and cassis, with pepper, incense, spice and an exotic balsamic note. Very complex, extremely rich and concentrated. The fine acidity and the seamless tannins are just buried in the immense depth of the fruit. Balance, length, intensity, concentration and complexity, this has it all. A humdinger. It is a pity there is so little of it."
"The 2023 Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru comprises around 240 bottles this year. It has a very pure bouquet, very delineated and harmonious with raspberry and wild strawberry scents. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweet entry, sorbet-fresh with candied orange peel infusing the red berry fruit toward the refined and persistent finish. Super delicious ... but as always, super rare."
"Romain is a big believer that you can't go looking to extract when there is power in the terroir, and it shows here in this delicate expression of his Clos des Lambrays. Hauntingly perfumed with vibrating aromas of rose hips, mulberries and field strawberries, the palate is succulent with lustily ripe fruit and rounded, pillowy tannins. Understated yet magnificent, there are very, very few bottles coming from this 0.004 ha."
