Charmes Chambertin 2011, Gevrey Chambertin, Denis Bachelet

The 2011 Charmes V.V. from Denis Bachelet is another great wine in the making. The deep and youthful nose jumps from the glass in a blaze of dark berries, black cherries, cassis, grilled meats, coffee bean, black minerality, woodsmoke and a nice touch of new wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and very elegant this year, with a rock solid core of fruit, fine-grained and ripe tannins and outstanding focus and grip on the very long and very beautiful finish. This will be a stunning wine in the fullness of time.

| John Gilman