This bottle was slightly past its prime

There is reasonable volume and richness to the caressing yet punchy and powerful flavors that brim with minerality that carries over to the tension-filled

one of the finest wines produced by any of Champagne's important houses in the last two or three decadesis the 2008 Cristal Rosé

floral and warm earth scents precedes the equally refined and delineated middle weight flavors that culminate in a balanced

I thought that the 2014 had completely stolen my heart

Tortochot, Charmes Chambertin other_regions_italy This bottle was slightly past(100% from . 57 ha parcel in Charmes proper). Initially there was a touch of reduction so be sure to decant this. With a few minutes of air pretty aromas of complex and cool red pinot fruit, earth and a hint of humus give way to equally earthy medium weight flavors that possess good volume and a fine muscularity, all wrapped in a very firm but not aggressive finish. This understated effort should be lovely in a few years. 91 2016+