100% Pinot Noir.
Visual : Ruby Red.
Nose : A rich and powerfull bouquet offering notes of red fruits and spices.
Palate: A round, rich and complex wine with attractive liveliness and distinguished tannins. Well balanced, complex with a long persistency.
This Grand Cru will be ideal served with poultry, such as a honey-roasted duck, roasted meat and game. Charmes Chambertin also goes well with mushrooms (omelette with ceps or truffles), famous Burgundian dishes (Burgundy beef stew, coq au vin) and local cheese, particularly Epoisses.
Serve ideally at 16°C (61°F) to respect its complex aromas and reveal its subtle spicy notes.
8 to 10 years even more in good cellaring conditions.
Listed as "Grand Cru" from the Côte de Nuits in Burgundy, this appellation is located in the small but famous village of Gevrey Chambertin.
The vineyard is located below another "Grand Cru", Chambertin, on the southernmost part of the Gevrey Chambertin appellation.
"Grand Cru’" is the highest distinction for Burgundy appellations. "Grands Cru" wines originate from the best vineyards in each area and represent just 1% of the total production of Burgundy wines.
Gevrey Chambertin counts nine ‘Grand Cru’ appellation areas. Charmes-Chambertin is widely considered to be one of the best of these and is also the largest, covering some 31 hectares.
The grapes are hand harvested, entirely destemmed and vatted by means of gravity. Maceration lasts around 3 weeks with more or less frequent cap trading “by foot”. The wine is matured for 15 months in casks (20% new wood).