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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2023 Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru comprises eight and a half barrels this year (there are just three in 2024). Crisp and poised, it has life-affirming clarity on the nose, gently unfolding with predominantly black cherry and raspberry fruit, a hint of salted licorice lingering in the background. The palate is so silky on the entry that you are beholden from the first sip, but there is immense structure behind this Charmes-Chambertin. Perhaps I would have liked a little more red fruit and Pinoté on the finish, but this is certain to evolve magnificently in bottle. Excellent, as usual. 11/2024

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Jasper Morris

Inside Burgundy

The Charmes-Chambertin has an exceptionally dense colour, black at the centre with a purple edge. Very dense floral black and red raspberry with a good lacing of oak. Absolutely fills the middle of the palate, with a luxurious long finish. Plenty of refined tannins here too. Still building, Denis thinks all the wines need more elevage, and I would agree that the Charmes most certainly does. Drink from 2032-2040. Tasted Nov 2024.

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William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

Bachelet's 2023 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes is fleshy and gourmand, bursting with aromas of cassis, cherries, orange zest, licorice, rose petals and creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, supple and fleshy, it's broad and unctuous, with a sweet core of fruit, ripe tannins and a long, expansive finish. Denis Bachelet and his son, Nicolas, have produced a lovely set of expressive, charming 2023s. And as was the case in 2022, 2023 saw a return to normal yields at this address. I've been tasting from barrel here for a decade, and the approach hasn't changed: old vines, destemmed berries and gentle extraction, followed by élevage in barrels, of which up to 30%—for the Charmes-Chambertin—are new and most of which derive from Tonnellerie Rémond, though Chassis also occupies a growing place. As I have reported in the past, Bachelet has been punching down less since the 2014 vintage, evolving in the direction of finesse and structural suppleness without sacrificing depth or incipient complexity. 01/2025