Denis Bachelet Charmes Chambertin 2009 750mL Rhone It is an eternal wine

It is an eternal wine

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This overtly powerful effort will also need plenty of patience but should absolutely be worth the wait

singular style means that I am personally able to overlook that defect

this medium- to full-bodied wine is plump and generous

Denis Bachelet Charmes Chambertin 2009 750mL Rhone It is an eternal wine"The 2009 Charmes Chambertin Vieilles Vignes is starting to close down. An initial blast of blue and black fruit leads to sweet, perfumed flowers as the wine slowly unfurls in the glass. Still, it is clear that the 2009 is in no mood to reveal all of its cards. Glimpses of its beauty appear from time to time, but the 2009 is a wine whose best days lie somewhere in the future. For now, this tasting is enough to confirm that the wine is indeed quite