(FORMERLY KNOWN AS DOMAINE TRUCHOT MARTIN)The Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes, produced from vines planted in 1921, displays a medium ruby color, strawberries and cherries on the nose, and elegant, spice-laden, minerally, red fruit flavors. This is a light-to-medium-bodied, silky-textured wine. It should be drunk within 5 years of its release.This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29. The wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Pinot Noir, a fragile varietal, reacts poorly to fining, filtration, and careless bottling techniques, I recommend caution when considering buying a red burgundy based on cask samples. I called it as I tasted it, and hope the bottled wine reflects the quality of the samples I was provided.Importer: Peter Weygandt, Weygandt-Metzler, Unionville, PA; tel. (610) 932-2745.

The 1993 Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru has aged very gracefully and delivers brilliant drinking today. Wafting from the glass with a captivating bouquet that's more floral than it is fruity, it evokes damask roses, peonies and violets, along with delicate scents of red berries. Medium to full-bodied, supple and seamless, it's weightless and ethereal, with melting tannins and a long, expansive, aromatic finish. From my cellar, this still has two decades ahead of it.