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With subtle maturing, the wines are produced in limited quantities.
CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN GRAND CRU 2008

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2008  

Charmes Chambertin is made from Pinot Noir grapes only.

This appellation is listed as Grand Cru from Côte de Nuits, located in Gevrey Chambertin. The vineyard is located below another Grand Cru, Chambertin, on the southernmost part of the Gevrey Chambertin appellation. Covering 30.83 hectares, it is the largest Gevrey Grand Cru. Its particular characteristic is that it covers part of a neighbouring Grand Cru appellation, that of the Mazoyères-Chambertin.

The name "Charmes" comes from a copse of hornbeams ("charme" in French) planted by monks many centuries ago, which is no longer there.

Colour: deep ruby with violet tints.
Nose: powerful and rich with notes of blood orange liqueur, spices, tangerine peel, fresh hazelnut, liquorice and violet.
Palate: round, rich and complex with attractive liveliness and tannins that are very distinguished. Well balanced, complex with a long persistency on the palate.

This Charmes Chambertin will go perfectly with honey-roasted duck. It is also ideal served with poultry, roasts and game. Charmes Chambertin also goes well with cheese, particularly Epoisses.

Serve at around 16-17 °C.

This wine is already very open and can be laid down for around 10 to 12 years from it’s vintage in good condition of storage.

The harvest was partially destemmed and undergoes 4 to 5 days of cold maceration before fermentation. Punching off the cap and pumping over were carried out daily. The wine was then aged in casks for 18 months. Malolactic fermentation was completed.

2008 was a year when nature gave the vine-growers and wine-makers plenty of work to do. After several years of early harvests, Mother Nature rescheduled her calendar for much later. She put our expertise to the test as our vines required a lot of work, care and attention on a daily basis. 

After a harsh December, January and February were milder and wetter. March then early Spring arrived in an anti-cyclonic climate with wide ranging temperatures, early morning frosts and mild afternoons. These cool temperatures continued in April which was as cold as the previous April was warm, with the threat of morning frosts.  The lovely sunny days in May saw fast growth on the vines.

In June cold and damp weather returned during the flowering resulting in staggered budding, unpollinated blossoms and stunted vines. In July and August the weather was unstable with storms in particular. The last two weeks of August were bright and sunny before making way for damper, cooler days. And Mother Nature brought back the sun and a northerly wind from 14^th September onwards. The first clips of the secateurs were heard in Beaujolais in great conditions for a fabulous harvest that began on 15^th September.