A deft touch of wood allows the pretty and quite cool aromas of wet stone red currant and plum aromas to shine as they precede the supple and equally mineral-driven flavors that possess excellent depth and fine balance on the firm understated and classy finish.

As usual from a combination of contract grapes and purchased wine (with the same sources here since 2003) the Camille Giroud 2008 Latricieres-Chambertin presents peat and black pepper crushed stone and ripe lightly-cooked cherry in a lovely nose rich yet tart palate impression with a pungently smoky peppery and stony finish. It lacks the sweetness and charm of the Charmes but its formidable density and grip backed by abundant fine-grained tannin suggests a wine worth forgetting in the cellar for a few years and that should hold up well for 12-15.