Charmes Chambertin Perrot Minot (Stained Label) 2012
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Charmes Chambertin Perrot Minot (Stained Label) 2012
HED06531
75 cl
13%
£350.00
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Domaine Perrot-Minot Charmes-Chambertin is a Grand Cru red Burgundy from the Côte de Nuits. This 2012 bottling, despite a stained label, represents the estate’s shift towards greater finesse and less obvious oak influence. The vines are exceptionally old, contributing to the natural density and complexity of the wine without the need for heavy extraction. The 2012 season produced wines with excellent phenolic ripeness and bright acidity. Expect a concentrated palate of red fruit and floral notes, supported by a fine-grained tannic structure and a lingering mineral finish.
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Robert Parker
The 2012 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, which comes from 0.80-hectares of 50-year old vine located just below Chambertin, has a sensual bouquet. very pure and vivacious with blueberry and dark cherry fruit laced with flinty scents. The palate is very well balanced with wonderful clarity. It is silky smooth (as usual) with this domaine, very focused with a pure dark cherry and white pepper tinged finish. Fine.
The job of a wine critic is not easy, not at this level. There is a level of expectation on behalf of the winemaker commensurate with his generic red, all the way up to his grand cru, expectation determined less by the performance of its peers a la Bordeaux, but governed by the effort, the labor and love that has been expended in its creation. Christophe Perrot-Minot is one winemaker who I admire. We taste through his wines but it’s a two-way street. Christophe appreciates feedback, which I oblige if time permits and they do not expect scores or individual assessments and that they are aware my response will be frank. Why lie when it’s going to be written? What I appreciate about Christophe is that I perhaps hit him hard with my opinion that his wines have a leitmotif that might exist at the expense of terroir expression. To paraphrase, if you like one of Perrot-Minot’s wines you will be endeared to them all since my palate continually picked out similar fruit profiles and textures. An analogy that sprang to mind was of someone trying too hard to be your friend. During our exchange, I suggested that just maybe, he should not be so severe in his selection, as admirable that may be. His wines might succor more charm if just for once they included a soupcon of errant berries, perhaps dial down a notch the pigeage and remontage, just to think about the wines less intensely than I think he does. Just go with the flow. That has been my conclusion having tasted here before and it is no different apropos his 2012s. “We lost quantity during flowering, especially in the
The job of a wine critic is not easy, not at this level. There is a level of expectation on behalf of the winemaker commensurate with his generic red, all the way up to his grand cru, expectation determined less by the performance of its peers a la Bordeaux, but governed by the effort, the labor and love that has been expended in its creation. Christophe Perrot-Minot is one winemaker who I admire. We taste through his wines but it’s a two-way street. Christophe appreciates feedback, which I oblige if time permits and they do not expect scores or individual assessments and that they are aware my response will be frank. Why lie when it’s going to be written? What I appreciate about Christophe is that I perhaps hit him hard with my opinion that his wines have a leitmotif that might exist at the expense of terroir expression. To paraphrase, if you like one of Perrot-Minot’s wines you will be endeared to them all since my palate continually picked out similar fruit profiles and textures. An analogy that sprang to mind was of someone trying too hard to be your friend. During our exchange, I suggested that just maybe, he should not be so severe in his selection, as admirable that may be. His wines might succor more charm if just for once they included a soupcon of errant berries, perhaps dial down a notch the pigeage and remontage, just to think about the wines less intensely than I think he does. Just go with the flow. That has been my conclusion having tasted here before and it is no different apropos his 2012s. “We lost quantity during flowering, especially in the
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