The 2017 Santenay 1er Cru Charmes displays a pretty bouquet of red berries, plums and raw cocoa. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, with tangy acids, a ripe core of fruit and satiny structuring tannins. The Bachelet brothers explain that this site is characterized by well-drained red soils and typically retains elevated acids even at advanced degrees of maturity. Structurally, it's certainly far from the blocky stereotype of Santenay.