DECANTER 97 POINTS - "Always among the best examples of what can be a distinctly variable Grand Cru, Denis Bachelet's superb Charmes-Chambertin comes from two 100-year-old parcels totalling 0.43ha. Scented, elegant and racy, it's a wine that shows no sign of the heat of the vintage, combining texture, fruit weight, subtle oak from 50% new wood and the perfume and finesse that are hallmarks of the domaine's style. Wonderful winemaking from a quietly spoken superstar."
WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS - "Exquisitely balanced with just 13.2% natural alcohol, Bachelet's 2018 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes has realized all the promise it showed in barrel, wafting from the glass with notes of cherries, plums, orange rind, raw coca, woodsmoke and rich, loamy soil. Full-bodied, layered and velvety, it's deep and concentrated, built around lively acids and an elegantly muscular chassis of rich, powdery tannins. Seamless and complete, this is another brilliant Charmes from Bachelet, and I can't wait to revisit it a decade or two from now."
WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS - "Exquisitely balanced with just 13.2% natural alcohol, Bachelet's 2018 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes has realized all the promise it showed in barrel, wafting from the glass with notes of cherries, plums, orange rind, raw coca, woodsmoke and rich, loamy soil. Full-bodied, layered and velvety, it's deep and concentrated, built around lively acids and an elegantly muscular chassis of rich, powdery tannins. Seamless and complete, this is another brilliant Charmes from Bachelet, and I can't wait to revisit it a decade or two from now."
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