2009 Domaine Perrot-Minot Domaine Chapelle-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru

(two-thirds of this wine comes from 80-year-old vines that are routinely affected by millerandage, according to Perrot-Minot) Full ruby-red. Very ripe aromas of crushed stone, menthol, bitter chocolate and peony. Thick, dense and intense, with terrific sap and minerality energizing the seamless middle palate. Powerful, vibrant, slow-building back end features thoroughly buffered tannins that spread out to saturate the entire palate.

Author: Stephen Tanzer