The 2016 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru was showing a lot of wood on the nose although that will be subsumed with age. I just found a little more precision on the 2015. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, much more masculine and broody than the 2015 but with a fine grippy finish that just needs more finesse and precision to warrant a higher score.

The 2015 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru does not quite convey the same delineation and mineralité as the Clos Saint-Denis at the moment. There is an attractive marine-like scent here, although it needs to muster a little more precision. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit and in the second half, this grand cru begins to demonstrate more precision and finesse, though it never relinquishes its grip and sturdiness on the finish. It should evolve into a fine Charmes-Chambertin whose score will reside at the upper end of my band.

Taken from a new barrel before racking, the 2014 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has an impressive, detailed nose that demands inspection: tightly wound blackberry and bilberry fruit, tangible cold wet limestone scents, perhaps more Mazoyères in style (which is logical since that is where the vines are located). The palate reverts back to Charmes-Chambertin - silky and smooth in texture, perhaps just needing a little more depth right on the finish, but nicely sustained in the mouth. This has more to show down the line.

The 2013 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru comes from around 60-year-old vines located in Mazoyères just below those of Christophe Perrot-Minot. It has a gorgeous bouquet that is beautifully defined, pure as the driven snow, with candied dark cherry fruit and cassis interlaced with cold stony scents. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins, a sorbet-like freshness and vitality. This feels so silky in the mouth and the finish is extraordinarily long. What an utterly beautiful wine in the making.