Charmes Chambertin 2015

The 2015 Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru has an expressive bouquet with redcurrant, raspberry coulis, a touch of honey and a hint of Seville orange marmalade. It opens nicely in the glass, though does not slip into fifth gear at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, cohesive in the mouth and quite saline and spicy. There is generosity here, a trait of Charmes-Chambertin, with the mineral core surfacing right at the finish as it fans out. This is an impressive follow-up to the superb 2014 and it should give 20+ years of pleasure. I really admired these wines from Romain and Virginie Taupenot. In some ways, they represent the kind of wines, the level of quality that they have been threatening to do in recent vintages. What I loved was the purity of fruit, the way that any over-exuberance of over-ripeness was mastered, even through relative to other growers, they were exactly the earliest to go out and pick. What marks the 2015s is a consistency across the board: very few barrel samples falling below expectations, most of them surpassing them.

Score: 93 - 95

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2019-2040 01 August 2017

Bright medium red. Black cherry and a hint of licorice on the nose. Dry and suave but with a lovely impression of sweetness to its rich, layered flavors of dark raspberry, violet and rose petal. With its nicely integrated acidity and noble tannins, this wine finishes with considerable class.

Score: 92 - 94

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com 01 January 2017