Domaine Castagnier, Charmes Chambertin

Domaine Castagnier, Charmes ChambertinNA

fine grip and good acidity

punchy and welldelineated flavors culminate in a lightly mineral-inflected

Here too the beautifully textured flavors possess a subtle minerality on the long

the 2009 is very elegant

22 ha parcel of domaine-owned vines in Puligny and aged in 50% new wood)

all wrapped in an agreeably dry

As good as this is though

is a great example of the modern school of Barolo

There’s a tangy iron accent on the finish

lavender and dried flowers are laced into the finish

and it finishes long and spicy

dry and solidly intense with excellent mid-palate concentration before culminating in a penetrating and mineral-suffused finish that delivers very fine length