(92-95) The nose is composed by a special kind of reduction that the Burgundians refer to as bourgeon de cassis is trimmed in copious wood. Otherwise there is terrific energy and intensity to the markedly stony big-bodied and overtly muscular flavors that possess impressive volume and mid-palate density while delivering first-rate detail and length if perhaps not quite the overall complexity. Still, Chambertin is known for its ability to transform over time and this may ultimately surpass the Chapelle even if that is not necessarily the case today.

(92-94 points) The 2016 Chambertin Grand Cru had a late malolactic and a slight reduction on the nose. That said, there are clearly plenty of blackberry, raspberry and tobacco scents waiting to come out. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe, quite juicy tannin. This is a Chambertin with impressive body and depth, although this year I find more sophistication embroidered into the Clos de Bèze and maybe even the Chapelle-Chambertin. - NM

92+ There is only a single barrel of Chambertin in the cellars this year at Maison Jadot. Our sample was a touch reduced and needed a bit of coaxing to show its true colors, but eventually offers up scents of cassis, dark berries, roasted meats, espresso, woodsmoke, dark soil tones and a deft framing of cedary oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and quite reserved in profile, with a fine core, ripe tannins and a long, nascently complex and focused finish. This is a fine wine in the making, but it was a bit difficult to taste it in its closed down state after the singing example of Clos St. Jacques, so my score may end up proving just a touch on the conservative side.