Domaine Arlaud : Charmes-Chambertin Grand cru 2022

This surprisingly expressive wine opens with profuse aromas of violets and blackberry underscored with a firmly saline mineral note. I found the wine very generous; Cyprian Arlaud commented 'I try to make it as a Charmes-Chambertin. The parcel, however, is in Mazoyères, just under the road that separates it from Latricières. Its grippy tannic texture on the finish seems to start as a seductive Charmes but finish more faithful to the somewhat stricter Mazoyères mould.

Stewed raspberry on the nose of Charmes, a voluptuous, silky wine, nicely ripe, yet lacking a bit of body and depth.