2002 Domaine Dujac Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

Good deep red. Explosive aromas of red fruits, spices, rose petal, mocha, iron, underbrush and new oak. Sweet, musky and concentrated, with sappy red fruit flavors. Silky and expansive on the back half. Finishes with very fine tannins and excellent persistence.

Produced from two parcels of equal size, one in the Mazoyeres-Chambertin and the other from Charmes-Chambertin, Dujac’s 2002 Charmes-Chambertin is the finest I’ve tasted from this famous estate. Its gorgeous aromatics reveal profound cherry scents intermingled with flowers and fresh herbs. Concentrated, seamless, and boasting a sublime satiny mouth-feel, it harmoniously bathes the taster’s palate with waves of candied red fruits. Raspberries, strawberries, cherries, notes of vanilla, white pepper, and violets can be found in its delightfully seductive and complex medium-bodied personality. I could almost hear Elvis crooning “Love Me Tender” as I reveled in this gem’s ripe fruit. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2014. Importer: Wilson-Daniels, St. Helena, CA; tel. (707) 963-9661

Deep red-ruby color. Highly nuanced, perfumed nose combines raspberry, flowers and leather. The deepest and most scented 2002 to this point, with raspberry, mineral, rose petal, sandalwood, game and leather flavors lifted by spicy oak. Finishes with fine tannins and excellent persistence. An excellent early showing for this wine.