Lucien Le Moine, Charmes Chambertin Vintage:2016 Two great Champagnes to start

Two great Champagnes to start

flavorful vintage port and a very good tawny called Nimrod

300 bottles of this vintage were made

all wrapped in a strikingly long

In 2011 it seems to have more of the former and a bit less of the latter

Lucien Le Moine, Charmes Chambertin Vintage:2016 Two great Champagnes to start(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.