Joseph Roty Charmes Chambertin Tres Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru 2010

Joseph Roty Charmes Chambertin Tres Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru 2010

this brilliant effort is one of the greatest wines of the 2013 vintage

Note: the inconsistency of this wine continues unabated as a bottle opened at the Domaine recently was almost aggressively vegetal and awkward

Full-bodied and rich

Once again there is just enough wood to point out along with hints of menthol

By contrast the elegant and refined flavors are a good deal more reserved that are like silk on the mid-palate though the hugely long and moderately finish tightens up in a real rush

The Méo style of emphasizing a blend of power and finesse works extremely well in a vintage like 1990 and this is wonderfully expressive with its seductive blend of secondary fruit

An expressive and notably more elegant than usual nose offers up notes of various red berries

and leather unfold over a structured

Bright violet color

suggesting crustacean shell reductions

but the sweetness and taste of this wine's fruit is akin to a savory blend of a chocolate-covered

Somewhat unusually at this early stage