Hubert Lignier, Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2016

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Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2016 Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru comes from Mazoyères and includes 25% new oak and one-third whole cluster fruit. It has a sensual bouquet that is as much Charmes as Mazoyères, well defined and very elegant, not a million miles away from Denis Bachelet in style. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, a fine thread of acidity, very pure in style with a saline finish that gets the taste buds going. This is a wonderful Charmes Chambertin that should give 20 years of drinking pleasure.

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Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer

(from millerandé 70-year-old vines in Mazoyères; vinified with 20% whole clusters): Good dark red. Dark cherry and spices on the nose, lifted by a violet high note. Very rich, savory, generous wine with dark fruit and saline mineral notes. More masculine and structured than the Griottes, as well as more concentrated. But in a somewhat tougher style, with its tannins accentuated by a peppery quality. Incidentally, the Ligniers lost 25 of their plants in this vineyard in April of 2017 when a car crashed into their parcel.