Domaine Denis Bachelet Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes 2018

Parker: There are eight and a quarter barrels of Bachelet's prodigious 2018 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes, a magical wine produced from 10.5 ouvrées of very old vines in this large grand cru's finest sector. Unfurling in the glass with an exquisite bouquet of cherries, cassis, rose petals, blood orange, rich soil tones and espresso roast, the wine is full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with a deep and multidimensional core that's framed by rich structuring tannins, concluding with a long and resonant finish. This is a dramatic, textural and outgoing vintage of this wine, and it will offer a broad drinking window.