Lucien Le Moine, Charmes Chambertin Vintage:2017 pear and a hint of

pear and a hint of white peach

There's more austerity to this wine than in most vintages

This is a vintage where managing the crop load was critical in achieving balance

showing tons of intensity

cherries and chocolate with truffle accents

Lucien Le Moine, Charmes Chambertin Vintage:2017 pear and a hint of(from both Charmes and Mazoyres in a roughly 50 50 proportion). Firm reduction dominates the fruit today though it does appear quite ripe. Otherwise there is excellent freshness to the racy and nicely detailed flavors that possess a velvety mid palate texture that contrasts somewhat with the crunchy and slightly rustic finale.