Domaine des Lambrays - Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru Red 2020

Grape

100% Pinot Noir

Tasting notes

The 2020 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru is a full-bodied, concentrated, and layered wine with aromas of cassis, wild berries, rose petals, and dark chocolate, leading to a palate of ripe plum, dark currant, and hints of salinity, supported by powdery tannins and lively acidity for a long, complex finish. The vintage is noted for its significant intensity and concentration, reflecting the smaller yields of the year, with a long aging potential that suggests it will only improve with time.

About the Wine

In a title deed of the Abbey of Citeaux dated February 1365 appears for the first time the name of "Cloux des Lambrey", a spelling which will disappear over time and which nowadays is written "Clos des Lambrays" . This same date appears on a terminal in the wall of Clos des Lambrays as a reminder to the visitor in homage to time.

Le Clos des Lambrays is located in Morey-Saint-Denis on the prestigious Côte des Nuits. The village of Morey-Saint-Denis has the largest proportion of Grands Crus.

Le Clos, one of the rare and most prestigious Clos de Bourgogne is surrounded by walls and is located on a gentle ridge on which the Clos des Lambrays vineyard rests, the oldest vines of which are over 60 years old. Clos des Lambrays is planted with Pinot Noir over a very small area of around 8 hectares, a very rare but sublime production.

The Clos des Lambrays house also produces a Puligny-Montrachet and Clos du Cailleret les Folatieres both in Premier Cru.

Expert Ratings

96 Points Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

96 Points Wine Spectator

96 Points Robert Parker The Wine Advocate

More About the Winery

Domaine des Lambrays was established in 1363 yet it was only in 1981 that this climat was finally promoted to Grand Cru. The estate was purchased in 1996 by the Freune family and since then dramatic changes have taken place, leading to an upsurge in quality. At 8.8 hectares, this is the largest Grand Cru parcel in Burgundy under one proprietor.

As well as the grand cru itself, the Domaine also owns vines in premier cru and village vineyards in Morey, and since 1993, two premier cru vineyards in Puligny Montrachet, les Folatières and Clos du Cailleret, purchased from Domaine Chartron.

Winemaker Thierry Brouin has been in charge since 1979. The vineyards are run on more or less organic lines, with no chemical anti-rot sprays, and ploughing of the soil by horse. In the cellar, he likes to use the majority of the stems, favours punching down over pumping over, and prefers to restrain the amount of new oak – around 50% for the grand cru. The produce of young vines is downgraded to Morey St Denis 1er cru where it joins the fruit of tiny holdings of La Riotte and Le Village. The village Morey comes from La Riotte, Clos Solon, Les Larreys and especially La Bidaude which lies just above the Clos des Lambrays.

Domaine des Lambrays produces wines which possess balance, power and finesse and which fully live up to their Grand Cru status.