2003 Charmes Chambertin

Loads of waxy, hyper-ripe black cherries burst from the glass of the 2003 Charmes-Chambertin. Deep, concentrated, and fleshy, it is a medium to full-bodied wine filled with sappy red as well as black cherries. Vaunting its exceptional depth of fruit and length, it coats the palate with sweet tannin and cherries, lingering for over 45 seconds. Though toying with being over-ripe, this wine displays an immensely appealing underlying note of freshness. Projected maturity: now-2014. Importers: House of Fine Wine, Great Neck, NY; tel. (845) 876-1666; and Esquin Imports, San Anselmo, CA; tel. (415) 451-2520