Domaine Taupenot-Merme Charmes-Chambertin 2019 France Red Chateau Lynch-Bages Firm but generous

Firm but generous

It's easy to drink but not banal

precision and finesse and quotes perfectly ripe and elegant (stone) fruit aromas intertwined with this distinctive crystalline and crunchy Heiligenstein sandstone and tea notes that are irresistibly alluring and almost (white) peppery

This crisp and rather elegant dry Wachau riesling has so much delicate fruit

The 2016 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is every bit as regal as it has always been

Domaine Taupenot-Merme Charmes-Chambertin 2019 France Red Chateau Lynch-Bages Firm but generousThe 2019 Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru has a straightforward focused bouquet with brambly red fruit briary and tea leaf aromas though it just lacks the assertiveness and intensity you seek from a Grand Cru. The palate is better with a light spiced opening good weight and cohesion with black pepper and sea salt infused red fruit. Quite Mazoyres in terms of structure towards the finish this will benefit from 4 6 years in bottle. 93 Pts Vinous