Jean Pierre Mathieu (Roumier) Charmes Chambertin Aux Mazoyeres Grand Cru 2016

Jean Pierre Mathieu (Roumier) Charmes Chambertin Aux Mazoyeres Grand Cru 2016

It has great purity

but by no means is it as impressive as the other three efforts from Ann Colgin and her husband

There is excellent energy to the stony medium weight plus flavors that are at once succulent yet powerful where the latter carries over to the serious

the sauvage and a combination of super-fresh red and dark currant scents

There is also more concentration to the gorgeously textured and highly extract-rich big-bodied flavors that also exude plenty of minerality on the caressing yet powerful finish that is initially linear yet as it sits on the palate really fans out

The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard is a wonderful wine on its own merit

from the smallest of the parcels at five acres

The oak is completely obscured by the lavish

scorched earth

Here too the wood treatment is subtle yet just prominent enough to warrant pointing out on the cool

from a cooler zone of the valley

There is notably more volume and mid-palate concentration to the relatively supple medium weight plus flavors that tighten up noticeably on the dusty