2021 Domaine Denis Bachelet, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Vieilles Vignes 1x750ml

Vinous 96

The 2021 Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru is reduced to three and a half barrels this year, half the normal crop. It has a complex nose with dark berry fruit, forest floor and pressed flowers, beautifully-defined and gaining intensity in the glass. The palate is (again) supremely well balanced, quite peppery, with a silver bead of acidity. Darker fruit emerge towards the saline finish that is quite Mazoyères in style. Long tail on the finish. Divine. [Neal Martin, 01/05/2023]

Anticipated maturity: 2025-2045