Perrot-Minot's 1999 Chambertin is produced from five rows of vines owned by a friend. This medium to dark ruby-colored wine has a sexy, plummy, sweet, perfumed nose. On the attack and mid-palate, it is forward, soft, and opulent, revealing loads of dark, plummy fruits. However, this medium-bodied wine has a firm, highly structured, and tannic finish. Which personality will win out - the extroverted, lush, and forward one or the tannic, backward and tight one? Time will tell. Anticipated maturity: now-2008+?
Represented by Russell Herman, Berkeley Heights, NJ; tel. (908) 771-9082.