Lucien Le Moine, Charmes Chambertin Vintage:2016 lavished over a streamlined mouthfeel

lavished over a streamlined mouthfeel

The 2008 Barolo Brunate is beautifully balanced from start to finish

spices that are showy and heady

I tried a second bottle a couple of weeks later and it was as good or even better

flavorful vintage port and a very good tawny called Nimrod

Lucien Le Moine, Charmes Chambertin Vintage:2016 lavished over a streamlined mouthfeel(from both Charmes and Mazoyres in a roughly 50 50 proportion). Firm reduction dominates the fruit today though it does appear quite ripe. Otherwise there is excellent freshness to the racy and nicely detailed flavors that possess a velvety mid palate texture that contrasts somewhat with the crunchy and slightly rustic finale.