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Chambertin

American  
[shahn-ber-tan] / ʃɑ̃ bɛrˈtɛ̃ /

noun

  1. a dry, red wine from the Gevrey-Chambertin commune of the Burgundy region in France.


Chambertin British  
/ ʃɑ̃bɛrtɛ̃ /

noun

  1. a dry red burgundy wine produced in Gevrey-Chambertin in E France

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Comparatively speaking, the Marsannay is a humble wine, without the grandeur of, say, Trapet’s grand cru Chambertin.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021

In an objective sense, considering their potential for aging and achieving complexity, the Chambertin would be deemed the superior wine.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021

They race on Saturday at Wincanton, above, where Gevrey Chambertin has good prospects in the 2.05 race.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2013

Mr. Boomer dusted off bottles of Zeltinger Sonnenblick 1929, Chambertin 1923 and Mumm's Cordon Rouge 1926.

From Time Magazine Archive

Holding the reins sat Mr. Andrew Browne, beaming as though Chambertin had never been pressed from the grape; seemingly as fresh as though headache had never slipped with the rest out of Pandora’s box.

From Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 by Various

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