Much more exuberant than the Lavaut with very fruity, forward yet beguilingly complex dark fruit and crushed herb notes and sappy, sweet, mouth coating flavors underpinned by dusty tannins and excellent length. This is quite powerful for Charmes and while it stops just short of being robust and muscular, there is a lot of wine here. This will require 7 to 8 years to smooth out and then drink well for the better part of a decade. Extremely impressive juice.

(WA90-92 points) From one of Gevrey’s warmest terroirs, the 2001 Charmes-Chambertin offers aromas of black cherries and blackberries. Light to medium-bodied, it slathers the palate with copious red and black cherries whose effects linger in its long, yet firm finish. Projected maturity: 2005-2012. - Pierre Rovani