Charmes Chambertin Aux Charmes Hautes, Maison Ilan 2009

A very expressive nose that is at once earthy and ripe speaks of both red and blue berry fruits laced with underbrush and a hint of the sauvage that continues onto the textured, dense and focused broad-shouldered flavors that possess excellent phenolic maturity and superb complexity and length. I like the sense of harmony and there is a generosity to the finish that will allow this to be enjoyed young though note that this does not lack for a firm tannic spine.