René Bouvier Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2022

This solidly built, substantial, deeply-coloured wine boasts prominent blackberry and currant fruit aromas with hints of earth and smoke. The texture is tannic and firm, with impressive concentration and length. The grapes come from a 0.40-hectare parcel of 60-year-old vines in Mazoyères down-slope from Latricières. Half the grapes are fermented as whole clusters, and the wine will age in cask (one-third new) for eighteen months. This wine should open in three to five years and drink well for another 20 beyond that. Drinking window: 2035-2065. Score – 96. (Charles Curtis, MW, decanter.com, Nov. 1, 2023)