Strong reduction. This brooding and powerful effort is much more backward and primary than the Charmes with its overtly muscular and stony broad-shouldered flavors that possess plenty of mid-palate stuffing. The supporting tannins are very firm though not hard or aggressive and this adds to the present austerity on the otherwise ripe, long, well-balanced and palate staining finish. Impressive.

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(from 88-year-old vines, according to Perrot-Minot): Good saturated ruby-red. Shy, brooding aromas of blackberry, violet and licorice convey a tiny-berry character. A densely packed, creamy bomb of black fruits on the palate: hugely concentrated and sweet, utterly seamless and extremely primary for the vintage. The tannins are perfectly buffered on the whiplash of a finish, which mounts inexorably.

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