1995 | Domaine des Lambrays | Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru

Higher-pitched, less forthcoming nose hints at cherry, redcurrant, tar, tobacco, menthol and earth; spicy and slightly gamey. Sweeter and more minerally in the mouth; more reserved but more concentrated. Shows a strong iron note. The firm tannins build as the wine opens in the glass, but these tannins are riper and finer.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: This deep-colored wine has a darker-scented nose than its sibling's, and reveals the same pepper and black fruit scents, yet does not have the herbal component. Very spicy, it is a thickly-textured, full-bodied, dense, and expansive wine redolent with a massive juniper berry, clove, cinnamon, meaty, wild game, brambleberry, mineral, stone, and cassis-liqueur-flavored core. This complex, tightly-wound, and firmly structured wine demands cellaring.

• Burghound: Deep ruby red color with bright and beautifully pure raspberry and red pinot fruits all laced with a pronounced minerality and outstanding fruit/acid/tannin balance. The flavors are light to medium weight and while complex and elegant, they are more in line with a good premier cru rather than a grand cru. Still young, I would give this another few years in the cellar before attacking it in earnest.

Producer Information

Domaine des Lambrays is a producer located in Morey-Saint-Denis in the Côte de Nuits region of Burgundy. The domaine is best known for its Pinot Noir wines from the Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru vineyard, over which it has a near monopole. The wines are highly acclaimed by critics, regularly scoring highly in several publications. In addition to the flagship Grand Cru wine, Lambray also produces Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru Les Loups. This is made from the younger vines on the Clos des Lambrays vineyard, combined with fruit from the Clos Sorbet vineyard located at by the domaine house and cellar. The wolf (loup in French) is the emblematic animal of Morey-Saint-Denis, appearing on the village crest as well as the domaine's. The third red is a village-level Morey-Saint-Denis wine mostly sourced from vines lying just above and to the north of Clos des Lambrays. A Bourgogne Rosé is also bottled. Domaine des Lambrays also makes a pair of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Chardonnay white wines. Since 1993 it has owned a 1.55-hectare (3.8-acre) parcel of Clos du Cailleret and a 1.2ha (3-acre) holding in Les Folatières. In 2012 a single cuvée of white wine - Les Louves was made. Finally, the domaine has also made Fine des Lambrays, a grape Brandy. This is matured for seven years in oak after distillation. Consumers should note that sometimes these non-Grand Cru bottlings are described by retailers as "Clos des Lambrays".

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