(Fichet says that these vines directly abut Charmes and are his oldest as they were planted in 1918). Once again firm reduction relegates the underlying fruit to the background. Otherwise there is a really lovely inner mouth perfume to the subtly mineral-inflected flavors that also possess a caressing palate impression on the balanced and lingering finish. This isn’t super-complex at present though the material appears to be present such that more depth will almost certainly develop and my range presupposes that will occur. (89-91)/2021+