Dugat Py - Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes 2021

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2021 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has also turned out brilliantly in bottle, and readers will have a hard time choosing between this and the Lavaux Saint-Jacques. Bursting from the glass with aromas of peonies, wild berries, cherries, orange zest and spices, it's full-bodied, ample and multidimensional, with a broad attack that segues into a layered, enveloping core, concluding with a long, spicy finish."

BURGHOUND: "Here the more reticent nose isn't as elegant though it is more complex with its layered blend of red and dark pinot fruit, anise and discreet earth and floral wisps where the herbal tea character is a bit more prominent. The supple and highly seductive medium weight flavors possess excellent depth and persistence on the mildly austere and lightly stony finale. This is already appealing and several years of cellaring should only enhance its attractiveness. Excellent."

DECANTER: DECANTER: The '21 Charmes from Dugat-Py is a massive wine. There is a bit of reduction on the initial attack, but behind that is bright raspberry and pomegranate fruit with floral notes, and hints of menthol and earth. The texture is lively and fresh, with plenty of acidity, but all the structural elements balance with firm tannins and plenty of extract. This is a blend of the quarter-hectare the domaine owns in Charmes proper with some of their Mazoyères as well."