The 2016 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has a refined, floral bouquet that seems quite open at the moment, pure wild strawberry mixed with raspberry preserve, crushed stone and light rose petal scents. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannin, quite linear in style with a touch of spice towards the persistent finish. I feel this will soon begin to close up, so wait for several years. It has to prove that it will live up to the billing it showed out of barrel. Tasted at the Domaine.

(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.