Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Charmes-Chambertin

Extremely smooth, complex, with a touch of sweetness and pure fruit. Great to taste.

Drank alongside Ilan Mazoyeres from same vintage. Very balanced, easy drinking for Gevrey. More fruit and less acid than the Ilan, but overall a more complete and rewarding drink.

Darker color. Sour cherry sap on the nose. Pungent. Smells like Cherry Kirsh. Lovely flavor core of sour cherries. Long finish, fascinating flavors. Concentrated. A trace of bitterness on the finish. I have always liked this wine year in and year out. Girardin is unfairly dismissed for his reds sometimes especially when it comes to his Charmes.