Bouchard Pere et Fils Chambertin Grand Cru 2022 (750ML)

95-97 JM / 94-95 WA / 92-95 BH

This is the final Vintage for Bouchard’s Chambertin which will be labelled under the Domaine Eugenie name going forward.

A glorious pure ruby colour with an exquisitely balanced bouquet, very fine though much less exuberant than the Clos de Beze. Excellent tension on the palate with once more a raft of tannins. Possibly not the most concentrated Chambertin of the year but with a persistence of elegant fruit. Drink from 2032. Tasted Oct 2023.—Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

The 2022 Chambertin Grand Cru, from a plot at the top of the slope touching Latricières, will be Bouchard's last. This is always one of the most ethereal renditions of this site, and this vintage is no exception. Wafting from the glass are scents of red berries, sweet spices, blood orange, potpourri and baking chocolate, followed by a medium to full-bodied, fine-boned and melting palate that's pure, sensual and seamless, with bright acids and a mouthwateringly saline finish.—William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

Note: from a .15 ha parcel on the southern end near the top just under the tree line
Tasting note: More moderate though hardly subtle wood sets of cooler and more restrained aromas of red and dark wild currant, spice and a pretty range of floral elements. The sleek, mineral-driven and precise large-scaled flavors are finer, though not richer, before concluding in a compact, linear and austere finale. This needs better depth though given the probably aging curve, that shouldn't be a problem.—Allen Meadows, Burghound