(BH92-94 points) A discreet application of wood allows the less elegant but more complex nose ripe dark berry and black raspberry fruit aromas that also possess plenty of Gevrey character merge into rich, full and very generous sweet and textured medium full-bodied flavors that deliver plenty of punch and outstanding length. While presently very approachable, there is a firmer core of buried tannins supporting the tautly muscular mid-palate that will probably cause this to close up once in bottle.

Cedar, resin, licorice, cardamom, blackberry, and plum paste in the nose of Perrot-Minot’s 2008 Mazoyeres-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes migrate onto a palpably extract- and tannin-rich (albeit fine-grained) palate, accompanied by deep richness of beef stock. The juicy, tart yet ripe fresh fruit edge keeps this from becoming austere, as medicinal herbal extractions, iodine, peat, and crushed stone saturate the palate and leave your mouth a quiver but practically exhausted. This take-no-prisoners expression of its site should be at least a 15-20 year keeper. - David Schildknecht

Rich aromas of black cherry and wood smoke lead off in this intense red, as flavors of cherry, spice and tobacco keep coursing through to the lingering finish. A bit knees and elbows now, but has all the elements in good proportions. Best from 2015 through 2028. 30 cases imported. –BS