The 2010 Charmes-Chambertin is a big big wine and easily one of the most opulent Charmes of the vintage. Layers of intense blue and black fruit wrap around the palate as the wine opens up in the glass. Despite the richness of the fruit the silkiness and finesse of the tannins comes through beautifully. The Charmes fills out in all directions as it totally conquers the palate and the senses with its sensual personality. The Charmes is two-thirds true Charmes and one-third Mazoyeres. This is a great showing. Anticipated maturity: 2025-2045.

A very floral nose also offers up notes of black cherry spice and plenty of earth that continue over to the very rich round and impressively concentrated large-scaled flavors that possess outstanding intensity and plenty of drive on the suave and seductively textured finish. While this certainly evidences good size weight and power it is essentially a wine of refinement and even finesse in 2010. It is firmly but not imposingly structured and 12 to 15 years should see it at its best.