2014 Charmes Chambertin
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Violet, strawberry, granite and tar. Still holding all of its primary fruit but the emerging smoke and damp-earth scent shows where this is going. Feathery tannins, medium body, high acid. Lengthy but more to come. (RH)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
More reviews and scores
Dark, bright red. Alluring floral lift to the aromas of raspberry, blood orange and minerals complemented by sweet oak. Densely packed and saline but with pungent red berry flavors giving the wine a light touch. Like some of Olivier Bernstein's other 2014s, this delivers captivating inner-mouth perfume, but there's also a plushness and seamlessness of texture here. Finishes with terrific aromatic persistence and no rough edges. This wine is deceptively accessible today, but it would be a shame not to give it at least a few more years in the cellar.
(60% Charmes and 40% Mazoyères): Medium red. Ripe but reticent aromas of plum, strawberry, redcurrant and spicy oak. Fat and sweet in the mouth but without the precision of the best 2014s here; a bit dusty in the early going. Finishes with firm tannins, lingering spice character and good lift.
Mid crimson with blackish streaks. Lightish but absolutely charming. Some biscuit notes. Heady. Sumptuous. You could drink this now! So rich and sweet yet with good acidity and very fine tannins. Really appetising and nourishing. (JR)
About the producer
Olivier Bernstein is among the most successful producers in Burgundy, setting the bar high for the growing number of micro-négociants in the region by producing wines that compete with those of the Côte d’Or’s finest domaines.