Dujac Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2008 (750ML)

93 BH / 92-93 WA / 91+ VM

Note: from both Charmes proper and Mazoyères
Tasting note: Here the nose displays both upper and lower register aromas of elegant red berry fruit, floral notes and plenty of Gevrey-style earth plus a hint of the sauvage that carries over to the intense yet supple and detailed medium-bodied flavors that are balanced, complex, sappy and impressively persistent. A Charmes of refinement and purity with enough youthful austerity present to necessitate waiting at least a few years before cracking one.Drink 2023+ —Allen Meadows, Burghound

Charred meats and dark berries mingle on the nose and firmly- yet finely tannic palate of Dujac’s 2008 Charmes-Chambertin (which I last tasted very shortly before it was bottled). Blackberry, dark cherry, black pepper, and strongly cyanic cherry pit notes add to the unusually low-toned, almost brooding and unshakably persistent carnal intensity of a Charmes that could at most be faulted only for not literally living up to its name, but one that promises a decade or more of fascination and ought probably to stay in the cellar for the next 4-6 years.-David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate

Good deep red. Very ripe, brooding aromas of medicinal black cherry and licorice. Then sweet, dense and concentrated but backward, showing a savory quality to the black cherry fruit. Less sweet on the chewy back end than the nose would suggest. Finishes with slightly tough tannins that will require patience. This and the Beaux-Monts finished their malolactic fermentation especially late and are tough going today-Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Media