2006 Charmes Chambertin
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Heady, succulent nose. As though there's some carbon dioxide dissolved in this wine? Seems reasonably fresh but not wonderfully balanced. Pretty chewy end. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Good medium red. Perfumed, soil-inflected aromas of cherry, smoke, spices and dried flowers; very Charmes. Silky on entry, then suave and sweet in the middle, with terrific energy to the almost medicinal cherry and spice flavors. Perhaps best today on the bright, very long back end, which features an explosion of flowers. A beauty-and built for aging.
(Boillot notes that this fruit comes from a little dip in the hillside, just below Chambertin) Deep, bright red. Captivating, highly complex aromas of maraschino cherry, rose petal, mocha and smoke. Quite fine and perfumed in the mouth, offering red fruit flavors enlivened by juicy acidity and nuances of rose petal, minerals and orange peel. This is almost Chambolle-like in style. Finishes sappy, crisp and very long, with firm but fine tannins and lovely lingering perfume. When I mentioned to Boillot that I found more aromatic precision in this sample than in the 2005 version at the same stage, he responded that the 2005 is more compact, and that the extravagant ripeness of '05 has blocked the terroir a bit.
About the producer
Based in Meursault and farming some of the finest vineyards in the Côte de Beaune, Henri Boillot is a leading address in Burgundy. He crafts fine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but the estate is best known for its flagship monopole vineyard, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Clos de la Mouchère.