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2016 Domaine Denis Bachelet, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Vieilles Vignes
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
There are six barrels of the 2016 Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru this year since the grand cru was touched by the frost, albeit to a lesser degree than in Chambertin. It has a very pure and complex bouquet, with scents of black cherry and wild strawberry, cold wet slate, something almost like wild moorland. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, perfectly judged acidity, almost gentle on the entry and then nonchalantly fanning out as it goes along. There is absolutely nothing grandiose about this Charmes-Chambertin, but the finesse and the poise, not least the extraordinarily long aftertaste is something to behold. Nobody makes Charmes-Chambertin like Denis Bachelet.
Burghound.com
An elegant, pure and perfumed nose offers up plenty of spice and discreet floral nuances on the mix of both red and dark berry fruit scents. Consistent with the nose there is a lovely inner mouth perfume to the impressively rich and concentrated middle weight plus flavors that possess outstanding complexity on the mouth coating finish that goes on and on. While there is a hint of backend warmth it's not really enough to materially impair the overall sense of balance. This is first-rate.
Burghound
An elegant, pure and perfumed nose offers up plenty of spice and discreet floral nuances on the mix of both red and dark berry fruit scents. Consistent with the nose there is a lovely inner mouth perfume to the impressively rich and concentrated middle weight plus flavors that possess outstanding complexity on the mouth coating finish that goes on and on. While there is a hint of backend warmth it's not really enough to materially impair the overall sense of balance. This is first-rate.
Vinous
(aging in 50 new oak; this fruit was picked at 12.2 potential alcohol and chaptalized to 13.2): Deep red with ruby tones. Brooding aromas of black cherry, flowers and licorice complicated by a sexy animal nuance. Very concentrated, utterly seamless Charmes with complex soil tones to go along with its flavors of dark fruits, licorice and flowers. A wonderfully mouthfilling wine without any impression of weight. Finishes with aristocratic tannins and explosive rising floral length. This has all of the elements to make a great bottle, possibly among the best Charmes-Chambertins of Bachelet's career (his first vinification was in 1983).