I grilled duck breasts for dinner last night and served with 2004 Camille Giroud Chambertin GC. The wine was fairly dark in the glass. Very aromatic nose with plenty of red dirt and stoney mineral notes, black cherry and coffee. On the palate the wine was quite tight with a stern acidity and more mineral than fruit with a fairly tannic and astringent finish. Certainly a case of the "green meanies" as Dale puts it. I wasn't overwhelmed by the wine given it's pedigree I would have expected better even in 2004. "B" on the Dale Scale.
2004 Camille Giroud Chambertin
Sep 08, 2009
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too bad,the question of course is what time will do. I haven't had many Camille Giroud wines, but good rep. thanks for notes
Given the intense aromas and the lack of up front fruit time might help a bit but I don't think that the tannins will soften enough to gain much balance. My take on Giroud is that they under-achieve at the upper end and over-achieve on the lower end.
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