Chapelle Chambertin, Domaine Claude Dugat 2019

**Note: from 60+ year old vines in Les Gémeaux that produce around 1 &1/4; barrels, half of which is actually commercialized by Dugat**
An exceptionally pretty nose is comprised by notes of essence of red berries, herbal tea, earth and anise wisps. The delicious and equally vibrant larger-scaled flavors also flash a bracing salinity on the notably austere, serious and beautifully well-balanced finale. I very much like the depth and persistence, and this should age effortlessly.

The 2019 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru is another success, wafting from the glass with notes of cherries, spices, coniferous forest floor and dark chocolate. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's deep and serious, with a tightly wound, elegantly muscular profile. As I've observed before, Dugat's vines in Chapelle-Chambertin are located in lieu-dit Les Gémeaux, a site that tends to produce somewhat more structured wines than adjacent lieu-dit La Chapelle.