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Domaine Denis Bachelet

2004 Domaine Denis Bachelet, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Vieilles Vignes

France Pinot Noir Burgundy Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 750ML

Wine Advocate

89

Vinous

91
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2004 Domaine Denis Bachelet, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Vieilles Vignes
Domaine Denis Bachelet

2004 Domaine Denis Bachelet, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Vieilles Vignes

France Pinot Noir Burgundy Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 750ML

Wine Advocate

89

Vinous

91
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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

89

The 2004 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a lucid ruby hue that belies its several years in bottle. For a 2004 it sports a mightily intense bouquet that rockets from the glass, with iodine, macerated dark cherries, incense and violets. Underneath, present and correct, are those so-called “green meanies” – not as overpowering as other 2004s but undeniably there. And that translates onto the nose. You can picture a gorgeous, sensual Charmes-Chambertin, but there in the background, like a back-row choirboy singing out of key, is that greenness. All in all, this Charmes-Chambertin is still a pleasurable wine, albeit one with a single bum note to be willingly ignored. Drink now-2020. Tasted January 2014. When tasting through Denis Bachelet’s 2012s, he invited a run through his 2011s that provided a lucid juxtaposition between the two vintages, while reaffirming the commonly held notion that Denis has an innate ability to transcend the limitations of the growing season. His 2011s are some of the best you will find in the appellation from top to bottom, though in my mind the 2012s are more crystalline and contain more matiere. Here, I have also included two mature vintages of his jewel, Charmes-Chambertin: the 1987 a little gem from a forgotten vintage and the 2004, a potentially great wine besmirched by those seemingly ubiquitous “green meanies.”

Vinous

Vinous

91

Medium ruby. Good red-ruby. Vinous, complex aromas of wild dark berries, underbrush and pepper. Intensely flavored, spicy and brisk, with strong acidity accentuating the impression of dusty extract. Shows strong but youthfully tight soil tones of pepper, spice and earth on the back end. Like a rose that's still closed, Bachelet observes, adding that the more massive 2005 is more expressive today.

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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

89

The 2004 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a lucid ruby hue that belies its several years in bottle. For a 2004 it sports a mightily intense bouquet that rockets from the glass, with iodine, macerated dark cherries, incense and violets. Underneath, present and correct, are those so-called “green meanies” – not as overpowering as other 2004s but undeniably there. And that translates onto the nose. You can picture a gorgeous, sensual Charmes-Chambertin, but there in the background, like a back-row choirboy singing out of key, is that greenness. All in all, this Charmes-Chambertin is still a pleasurable wine, albeit one with a single bum note to be willingly ignored. Drink now-2020. Tasted January 2014. When tasting through Denis Bachelet’s 2012s, he invited a run through his 2011s that provided a lucid juxtaposition between the two vintages, while reaffirming the commonly held notion that Denis has an innate ability to transcend the limitations of the growing season. His 2011s are some of the best you will find in the appellation from top to bottom, though in my mind the 2012s are more crystalline and contain more matiere. Here, I have also included two mature vintages of his jewel, Charmes-Chambertin: the 1987 a little gem from a forgotten vintage and the 2004, a potentially great wine besmirched by those seemingly ubiquitous “green meanies.”

Vinous

Vinous

91

Medium ruby. Good red-ruby. Vinous, complex aromas of wild dark berries, underbrush and pepper. Intensely flavored, spicy and brisk, with strong acidity accentuating the impression of dusty extract. Shows strong but youthfully tight soil tones of pepper, spice and earth on the back end. Like a rose that's still closed, Bachelet observes, adding that the more massive 2005 is more expressive today.