2010 Domaine Pousse d'Or Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 1er Cru

(one of four barrels are new): Saturated, bright ruby-red. Very ripe aromas of black raspberry, chocolate, licorice and wild rose. Fat, sweet and open-knit; a very rich, smooth, chocolatey style, conveying a strong impression of sucrosite . Finishes with dusty, slighlty aggressive tannins and excellent length. It's hard to believe that the Amoureuses won't be more complex than this wine with several years of bottle aging, but this will be more satisfying in its youth.

Looks quite evolved. Plummy fruit. Soft and easy – rather unusual for this domaine – and then a tart, severely chewy finish. (JR)