Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2023The Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2023 shows a luminous, translucent ruby colour, pale yet radiant with inner light. The nose is highly expressive, opening with pure red fruits such as wild strawberry, raspberry, and cherry, followed by delicate floral notes of rose, violet, and peony. With air, a deeper mineral core emerges, marked by limestone, chalk, iron, and wet stone. Extended aeration reveals subtle savoury layers of truffle, herbs, forest

riper and more deeply pitched with its blend of earthy wild dark currant and violet scents

We find delicate floral notes

Patience will definitely be required

the palate features fantastically ripe

This wine demonstrates both the aristocratic nature of Clos Vougeot and Pacalet's ability to let terroir speak clearly through minimal intervention

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it leaps from the glass with notes of red and black cherries

powerful and lively medium weight plus flavors that exhibit very good detail on the dusty

the palate has wonderful

all wrapped in a very firm

This wine brilliantly demonstrates both the natural generosity of Charmes Chambertin and Charlopin's skilled interpretation of this prestigious terroir in what was clearly an excellent vintage

it has a very pure bouquet that gains intensity in the glass