2008 - Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes, Perrot-Minot

Country: France |
Region: Burgundy |
Appellation: Charmes-Chambertin |
Producer: Perrot-Minot |
Classification: Grand Cru |
Colour: Red |
ABV: 13% |
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Tasting Notes

92.5
Vinous Stephen Tanzer - 01 Mar 10
Good dark red. Reticent but nuanced nose hints at licorice pastille, iron and smoky minerality, with a floral topnote. Very sweet on entry, then a real fruit bomb in the middle palate, with blueberry and blackberry flavors complicated by flowers and spice
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92
Robert Parker Wine Advocate David Schildknecht - 29 Jun 10
Perrot-Minot’s 2008 Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes smells of fresh blackberry and dark cherry mingled with licorice and laced with crushed stone, carbon, and black pepper. This bottling – which Perrot-Minot likes to emphasize is from the upper reaches
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