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Charmes Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Bachelet 2008
HED00614
75 cl
13.5%
£700.00
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Duhart-Milon 2003 is a full-bodied Bordeaux wine from the Pauillac appellation. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, the wine is marked by aromas of blackcurrant, graphite and subtle herbal notes. Full-bodied (2003 was an exceptionally hot vintage in Bordeaux) with structured tannins, it exhibits a solid, yet restrained profile. As a product of Château Duhart-Milon, part of the Rothschild family since 1962, it benefits from meticulous vineyard practices. This vintage showcases the estate`s ability to produce wines that mature well, offering an evolving complexity over the next few years.
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Robert Parker
Bachelet’s 2008 Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes was his sole wine of the vintage to finish malo on an earlier schedule, namely in June, and as he reminds me, not only is this one reason why the wine is so expressive already today; the reason for consistently earlier malo from this parcel of centenarian vines lies in terroir. with white mother chalk just beneath the surface storing heat and resisting water, the fruit here always ripens first and with markedly lower malic acidity, thus rendering a must whose pH is more hospitable to bacteria. A glorious nose of concentrated wild cherry, vanilla, nutmeg, cardamom, herbal elixir, and a hint of caramel ushers in a correspondingly alluring; already sumptuously silken and incipiently creamy; yet persistently vibratory and dynamic palate. Abundant forest floor and stony notes lend depth and mystery, yet for all of their metaphoric darkness and this wine’s suave texture, its explosive finish remains blazingly bright. This will be awesome to follow for the next 20 years if not longer. - David Schildknecht
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