Domaine Claude Dugat’s 2023 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru is a Pinot Noir from Gevrey-Chambertin in Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits, and it arrives with an added layer of significance: it is reportedly the domaine’s final vintage from this parcel. Vinous notes that “the 2023 Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru will be the last vintage by Dugat as the vineyard has been purchased by an investor,” adding that it “goes out in style under Dugat’s aegis.”
Claude Dugat is a long-established Gevrey family domaine, now run by the next generation, with a reputation for careful viticulture and a relatively restrained cellar approach. While detailed technical data isn’t provided in the review, the wine’s style comes through clearly in the glass as described by Vinous.
This is an excellent review: Vinous awards a 97-point assessment (listed as “95–97 points”), highlighting aromatic precision and site definition. The nose shows “wonderful delineation,” and, in direct comparison to Dugat’s Charmes-Chambertin, Vinous finds “much more mineralité and tension” at this stage—language that signals both structure and clarity rather than sheer power.
On the palate, the 2023 is described as “medium-bodied,” shaped by “filigree tannins” and “a satiny texture,” with “lightly spiced red fruit” rather than darker, heavier tones. The finish is called “seductive” and “harmonious,” and the succinct verdict—“Bon vin.”—underscores the sense of completeness and balance.
Overall, this looks like a classic, finely drawn Chapelle-Chambertin: mineral-leaning, poised, and built on texture and tension. With the domaine’s tenure on the vineyard ending after 2023, the wine also stands as a closing chapter for Dugat in this Grand Cru.
