94-96 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "A rush of blue and purple-hued fruit, violets, smoke and exotic spices burst from the glass as the 2012 Charmes-Chambertin shows off its considerable personality. Even with all of the richness and intensity in the glass, the 2012 clearly has more than enough structure to age well for years. The 2012 is a decidedly huge, imposing Charmes. I am a bit surprised to see the Charmes at this point in the tasting, but it is gorgeous all the same. All of the vintage signatures are present here. Drink: 2022-2037. (Jan 2014)"
92-96 points Fine Wine Review: "The Charmes-Chambertin features dark fruit with finesse, some minerality, and plenty of power. It is an excellent Charmes. (Issue #141; 2014)"
94+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2012 Charmes-Chambertin was raised in seventy-five percent new wood this year, and this percentage seems to really have worked beautifully with this terroir. The bouquet is really very deep, pure and classic, jumping from the glass in a mix of cassis, dark plums, bitter chocolate, a bit of venison, woodsmoke, incipient notes of mustard seed and a lovely base of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very, very pure on the attack, with superb focus and transparency, suave, ripe tannins and superb backend energy on the very long, poised and classic finish. Great juice in the making. 2022-2065. (Nov/Dec 2013)"
93.5 points CellarTracker.com community score.
93+ points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "Dujac's 2012 Charmes-Chambertin, usually one of the more generous wines in the range, is totally closed today. Elements of reduction presently mask much of the exuberance I sensed in the Charmes when I last tasted it from barrel. There is plenty of energy in the glass, but the Charmes clearly needs time in bottle to come together. The only question is really how much. This was much more impressive from barrel. Let's hope the wine is going through an awkward phase. Dujac's Charmes is a blend of fruit from Charmes and Mazoyères. Drink: 2022-2037. (Apr 2015)"
93 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from both Charmes proper and Mazoyères). Once again there is enough reduction present to warrant mentioning. This is much like the Combottes in that the mouth feel is exceptionally fine and sophisticated largely thanks to the fine grain of the supporting tannins as well as the abundance of palate coating dry extract. In this case though there is a bit more depth and length and even though the difference is slight it is nonetheless sufficient to push this to another level. At the risk of sounding like a broken record about the reduction, here too it is a concern and thus my score assumes that it will ultimately dissipate with a few years of bottle age. Drink: 2027+. (Jan 2015)"
92-96 points Fine Wine Review: "The Charmes-Chambertin features dark fruit with finesse, some minerality, and plenty of power. It is an excellent Charmes. (Issue #141; 2014)"
94+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2012 Charmes-Chambertin was raised in seventy-five percent new wood this year, and this percentage seems to really have worked beautifully with this terroir. The bouquet is really very deep, pure and classic, jumping from the glass in a mix of cassis, dark plums, bitter chocolate, a bit of venison, woodsmoke, incipient notes of mustard seed and a lovely base of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very, very pure on the attack, with superb focus and transparency, suave, ripe tannins and superb backend energy on the very long, poised and classic finish. Great juice in the making. 2022-2065. (Nov/Dec 2013)"
93.5 points CellarTracker.com community score.
93+ points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "Dujac's 2012 Charmes-Chambertin, usually one of the more generous wines in the range, is totally closed today. Elements of reduction presently mask much of the exuberance I sensed in the Charmes when I last tasted it from barrel. There is plenty of energy in the glass, but the Charmes clearly needs time in bottle to come together. The only question is really how much. This was much more impressive from barrel. Let's hope the wine is going through an awkward phase. Dujac's Charmes is a blend of fruit from Charmes and Mazoyères. Drink: 2022-2037. (Apr 2015)"
93 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from both Charmes proper and Mazoyères). Once again there is enough reduction present to warrant mentioning. This is much like the Combottes in that the mouth feel is exceptionally fine and sophisticated largely thanks to the fine grain of the supporting tannins as well as the abundance of palate coating dry extract. In this case though there is a bit more depth and length and even though the difference is slight it is nonetheless sufficient to push this to another level. At the risk of sounding like a broken record about the reduction, here too it is a concern and thus my score assumes that it will ultimately dissipate with a few years of bottle age. Drink: 2027+. (Jan 2015)"
| Product SKU | 320551 |
| Producer | Dujac |
| Country | France |
| Region | Burgundy |
| SubRegion | Côte de Nuits |
| Appellation | Gevrey-Chambertin |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Designation | Grand Cru |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
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