The 2016 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes is one of the most exciting wines in the portfolio this year, unfurling in the glass with a beautifully defined bouquet of pomegranate, rose petal, raspberries, red plums and sweet spices, with only hints at the savory nuances to come. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and searingly intense, with a deep, layered mid-palate that's both more multidimensional and more structured than the Chambolle Fremières—a feat that had scarcely seemed possible. The finish is long, fine-grained and intensely chalky. In this frost-ravaged vintage, Bize-Leroy has produced a wine that tastes like the distilled essence of Chambolle Charmes.