2015 Charmes Chambertin

(vinified with 60% whole clusters): Bright, dark red. Restrained aromas of black cherry and licorice show a slightly medicinal aspect. Fatter than the premier crus but less showy today, conveying an impression of medicinal reserve and little easy early sweetness. This rather backward wine finishes with plush, palate-saturating tannins and a strong repeating licorice quality, but some emerging dryness limited my enthusiasm.

(from Mazoyères). Subtle wood frames the mildly sauvage-inflected aromas of essence of red berry fruit that are trimmed in freshly turned earth nuances. I like the mouth feel of the attractively textured and rich medium-bodied flavors that possess fine complexity on the solidly persistent, balanced and punchy finish. Dec 2016, www.burghound.com