2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Drinking Window 2027-2040
Region Les Charmes
Production Details Justerini & Brooks reports that only about one-third of a normal crop was harvested from Les Charmes in 2024.
Tasting Notes Justerini & Brooks describes glossy fruit, fine depth, balance and refinement. Neal Martin describes red cherry, wild strawberry, rose petal and crushed-stone aromas, with chalky tannins, freshness, sapidity and a stony finish.
Critics Ratings 91-93/100 (Neal Martin, Vinous)
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2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Drinking Window 2026-2040
Region Les Charmes
Tasting Notes Justerini & Brooks describes rose, peony, cherry and wild strawberry, a silky palate, melting tannins, depth and a long finish. Neal Martin adds brambly red fruit, briar, sous-bois, chocolate, white pepper and a tensile palate.
Critics Ratings 91-93/100 (Neal Martin, Vinous)
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2022 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Drinking Window 2026-2042
Region Les Charmes
Production Details Arthur Clair told Justerini & Brooks that the domaine picked Les Charmes somewhat earlier than in previous years for the 2022 vintage; no exact harvest date is stated.
Tasting Notes Justerini & Brooks describes sweet cherry, savoury spice, silky flow and melting tannins. Neal Martin describes black cherry, wild strawberry, underlying minerality, filigree tannins and a supple, pliant finish.
Critics Ratings 92-94/100 (Neal Martin, Vinous)
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Drinking Window 2025-2038
Region Les Charmes
Production Details Justerini & Brooks reports that the later-budding Charmes vines were less affected by the 2021 frost.
Tasting Notes Justerini & Brooks describes cool, darker-toned fruit, firmness, density, structure and earthy savouriness. Neal Martin describes an intense nose, fine tannins and a strict, linear palate.
Critics Ratings 90-92/100 (Neal Martin, Vinous)
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2020 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Drinking Window 2025-2045
Region Les Charmes
Tasting Notes Neal Martin describes brambly red fruit, leather and tobacco aromas, followed by sappy red fruit, light spice and a long, classically styled finish.
Critics Ratings 91-93/100 (Neal Martin, Vinous)
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2019 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Drinking Window 2023-2036
Region Les Charmes
Production Details The 2019 vintage was the first release bottled as a standalone Les Charmes wine after Bruno Clair acquired an initial parcel in 2018.
Tasting Notes Justerini & Brooks describes ripe red plum, apple skin, black raspberry, floral and leafy notes, oak spice, velvety texture, sweet tannins and a saline finish. Neal Martin adds crunchy black fruit, graphite and precise salinity.
Critics Ratings 91-93/100 (Neal Martin, Vinous)
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Producer Information
Website
Address
5 rue du Vieux College, 21160 Marsannay-la-Cote, France
Phone
+33 3 80 52 28 95
Email
Owner
Bruno Clair
Cellarmaster
Edouard Clair and Arthur Clair