Armand Rousseau, Charmes Chambertin Vintage:2017 The 2009 Croft has a

The 2009 Croft has a tightly wound bouquet of blackberry

prune and blackberry with subtle hints of dark chocolate

This is terrific and absolutely worth considering

The most tannic of the "big three" bottlings this year

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Armand Rousseau, Charmes Chambertin Vintage:2017 The 2009 Croft has a(from a 1. 47 ha holding of roughly 25+ year old vines that combines . 61 ha in Charmes with . 86 ha in Mazoyres; 20% new wood). Discreet but perceptible wood sets off pretty and nicely layered aromas of red currant, forest floor, spice and a suggestion of warm earth character. There is excellent intensity to the detailed, palate coating and sappy medium bodied flavors that are firm, powerful and unusually robust on the refined, focused and sneaky