Dujac's 2013 Charmes-Chambertin boasts serious intensity in its fruit backed up by equally imposing tannins. The flavors tend toward the darker end of the spectrum, while the overall structural feel suggests this is a Burgundy for the cellar. Overall, this is a tremendous showing from the Charmes. Dujac's Charmes is a blend of fruit from Charmes and Mazoyères.

(four of the seven barrels were new prior to the racking, at which point the wine was put into all older barrels; 60% vendange entier ): Good full red. Red cherry, cranberry, rose petal and sweet oak on the nose. Silky on entry, then tighter in the middle, even a bit hard-edged, with black fruit and licorice flavors carrying through to a firmly tannic, gripping, youthfully tough finish. This sappy, dense wine, a blend of roughly two-thirds Charmes and one-third Mazoyères, has the energy to support a leisurely evolution in bottle.

The 2013 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a lifted nose, just a touch of tomato vine infusing the red berry fruit at the moment suggesting maybe a touch of underripeness from part of the vineyard, but nothing to get too worried about. The palate is medium-bodied with a gentle grip. This is structured, backward for a Charmes-Chambertin at the moment, although there is good depth on the terse finish.

60% whole bunch, less than usual. Bright crimson. Darker than most. Very rich. Dense and redcurrants. Rich start and quite heady. Very charming and light and sweet. Fades a bit on the end. (JR)