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Friday, January 14, 2022 - 2019 Visit to Cromwell (Central Otago, NZ): I served the two 2001 Charmes double blind as a pair. A much more dark fruited bouquet with damp peaty black soil, almost a Piemontese creosote element and cloves and then a surprising, pure top note of violets and other dark florals. (I asked the winemakers whether they detected any brettanomyces here, but none did). In the mouth, meaty, powerful, with some Gevrey animale. Also, brilliant, sparkling acidity. Suave, very cultured tannins. Huge scale and concentration but all in proportion. The winemakers agreed and – even though none would make a 100% new oak pinot noir or otherwise in this style – almost all preferred it over the excellent Geantet-Pansiot. “There’s a clarity here – a crystalline focus”, said Brian. I would expect the Dugat-Py to drink in this style until at least 2040.

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