Charmes Chambertin TVV, Domaine Joseph Roty 2003

Extremely ripe yet still fresh aromas of plum jam, mocha, underbrush and wood spice lead to full-bodied, intense and completely mouth coating flavors and the level of dry extract here is exceptional. This is certainly less elegant than it usually is but it's also more concentrated with dense but fine tannins and huge length. This isn't really my style but it is undeniably a dramatic, powerful and high caliber effort.