2011 Perrot-Minot, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

A classic and typical Perrot-Minot wine, the 2011 Charmes-Chambertin is built on a serious core of huge, intense fruit. Dark blue/black fruit, sweet tobacco, menthol, licorice and new leather notes abound in a rich, powerful Burgundy bursting at the seams with intensity. This is a decidedly structured 2011 that needs to be cellared.

Moderately saturated ruby-red. Highly nuanced nose offers black cherry, dried flowers, crushed rock, mocha and nutty oak. Tangy and alive from entry to finish, boasting terrific inner-mouth tension to the slightly saline flavors of dark berries, violet and spices. Finishes tight and savory, with terrific verve. This very high-pitched Charmes should evolve slowly and gain in depth with bottle age. The potential alcohol here was a healthy 12.5% and the wine will be bottled at 13.2%.

A notably earthy nose of red currant, wild dark berries and humus leads to impressively intense big-bodied flavors that possess excellent mid-palate concentration as well as outstanding depth and length on the moderately austere finish. This should be reasonably approachable young but be capable of rewarding mid-term cellaring. Drink 2021+.

– Burghound.com, Issue 53. Tasted: Jan 2014