tar and earth aromas and flavors give way to cherry

aged for 20 months in small French oak barrels)

It is another stunning wine from San Giusto a Rentennano

This is much riper than the 2010 with its softly exotic (but not tropical) nose of pear

Claude Dugat, Charmes Chambertin other_regions_italy tar and earth aromas and(from a . 33 ha parcel of 40+ year old vines in Charmes proper). A fresh, pure and relatively hightoned nose of elegant red currant, soft spice, rose petal and an agreeably subtle hint of wood. The sense of refinement continues onto the equally pure and well detailed medium weight flavors that possess a caressing mouthfeel, all wrapped in a solidly complex and persistent finish that is firm but not so much so that this could not be approached young.