Quite a deep colour; full, rather meaty fruit, slightly cooked and with an earthy, savoury element. A dense, concentrated wine, but rather burly. A lot of fruit and a lot of tannin still, but seeming mature. I prefer the 2006, which is more supple.
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Still even ruby. Ripe red fruit, char, and a late bit of green. Medium body, gently woody base, pretty substantial feel for a Charmes. Poised but sweet ripe cherry fruit, some resin, sap, and soil, gentle tannins. This seems like typical Geantet-well done with excellent underlying fruit, but somehow neither scintillating nor terribly complex. It will last, though, and maybe there is room for modest improvement.
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This has a deep colour and a full, quite intense, but also rather soft palate, with slightly sweet, ripe fruit and perhaps a little tannin on the finish. This is excellent, and an attractive wine now although it should continue to develop over the next 5 years or so.
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5/20/2021 - La Grappe wrote: 90 Points
Quite a deep colour; full, rather meaty fruit, slightly cooked and with an earthy, savoury element. A dense, concentrated wine, but rather burly. A lot of fruit and a lot of tannin still, but seeming mature. I prefer the 2006, which is more supple.
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2/28/2021 - drwine2001 wrote:
Still even ruby. Ripe red fruit, char, and a late bit of green. Medium body, gently woody base, pretty substantial feel for a Charmes. Poised but sweet ripe cherry fruit, some resin, sap, and soil, gentle tannins. This seems like typical Geantet-well done with excellent underlying fruit, but somehow neither scintillating nor terribly complex. It will last, though, and maybe there is room for modest improvement.
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11/7/2020 - schway wrote: 91 Points
Good quality, but too much wood
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9/15/2020 - slanum wrote:
This has held on to its fruit quite well but is far too oaky for my taste.
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7/30/2018 - La Grappe Likes this wine: 92 Points
This has a deep colour and a full, quite intense, but also rather soft palate, with slightly sweet, ripe fruit and perhaps a little tannin on the finish. This is excellent, and an attractive wine now although it should continue to develop over the next 5 years or so.
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