Domaine Tortochot's Chambertin Grand Cru is the best buy of the '23 vintage for Chambertin, delivering Grand Cru pedigree at pricing that is dramatically more approachable than most of the appellation. Tortochot has improved tremendously over the last several years, moving from a more traditional and sometimes rustic address to a domaine now making the most precise, polished, and complete wines in its history. Chambertin is the crown jewel of Gevrey-Chambertin, a site of immense depth, structure, and longevity, and Tortochot’s 2023 captures that stature with impressive clarity. The domaine farms organically, works carefully by hand, and gives the Grand Cru the élevage it deserves, with a significant share of new oak that is already well integrated into the wine’s deep fruit and powerful structure. The 2023 is classy and complete, showing dark cherry, plum, iris, spice, mineral, sage, and white pepper, with fine tannins and a long, authoritative finish. This has the grandeur expected from Chambertin, but also the purity and balance that define the new era at Tortochot. For Grand Cru Burgundy buyers, this is a rare chance to secure real Chambertin from an estate on a steep upward trajectory, and at a price that makes it one of the smartest buys of the entire vintage.

Vinous (Neal Martin) 96 points! "The 2023 Chambertin Grand Cru is aged in 90% new oak, which shapes the aromatics at the moment, though there is plenty of fruit to support that. Hints of iodine and iris flower emerge with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, beautifully complete with very well integrated oak. Harmonious with hints of sage and white pepper towards the finish, this is classy Chambertin from Tortochot. Superb. (Drink between 2029-2050)"