Producer: Domaine Joseph Roty 
Region: Charmes-Chambertin, Cote deNuits, Burgundy, France 
Varietal: Pinot Noir 
Year: 2018 

Jasper Morris, 97 Points 

"From the central part of Aux Charmes, this classic wine has a wonderful rich deep colour, more crimson than purple. The bouquet suggests an intensity of a deep dark cherry fruit, ripe, powerful, yet in hand. Some chocolate notes, which act as an enhancement to the overall experience. The Roty policy of punching down has provided such a solid wealth of structure that this wine can easily support the opulence of the fruit and will age effortlessly for a very long time. It has the most astonishing intensity, placing it ahead of its two sibling grands crus." 

Burghound, 96 Points 

"This too is slightly toasty though still elegant with its combination of notably ripe red berry, plum, earth and soft floral-suffused nose. There is fine underlying tension to the broad-shouldered, concentrated and markedly powerful flavors that exude a refreshing salinity on the bitter cherry pit finale where a touch of warmth slowly emerges as it sits on the palate. This mouth coating effort is even more structured, and it should be capable of lasting for decades. In short, this is seriously impressive." 

Wine Advocate, 96 Points 

"The 2018 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Très Vieilles Vignes has turned out brilliantly, unfurling in the glass with scents of cherries, raspberries, licorice, orange rind, rich soil tones, woodsmoke and toasty new oak. Full-bodied, velvety and layered, it's elegantly muscular, with huge depth and concentration, powdery structuring tannin and a long, penetrating finish. This is a prodigious wine, built for the long haul, and it will demand patience to fulfill all its potential." 

Vinous, 93 Points 

"The 2018 Charmes-Chambertin Très Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru offers intense black and red fruit, woodland, black truffle and dried blood notes on the nose (almost like andouillette). The palate is medium-bodied with a lot of new oak to be subsumed, which is always the way with this cuvée, but it is counterbalanced by fine acidity. Liberally sprinkled white pepper and clove toward the persistent finish. Excellent." 

Alcohol: 14% 

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