Taupenot-Merme Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2019

Taupenot-Merme Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2019

but elegant and complex

I like the focused drive of the finish

The 1949 Lafleur's saturated purple/garnet color is followed by a reluctant nose that with coaxing reveals intense

and a blockbuster finish

There is a pleasingly rich and seductive texture to the tautly muscular and well-concentrated broad-shouldered flavors where the supporting tannins are seamlessly well-integrated on the serious

After thirty minutes in the glass

but with no sense of heaviness

and coffee

This is actually quite similar in quality and expression though with just a bit more mid-palate concentration

black cherry and currant

dazzling Cabernet Sauvignon

jammy aromas intermingled with scents of minerals and licorice