2024 Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Domaine Henri Magnien

Ruchottes is such a brilliant vineyard and in a vintage that rewards delineation and energy, this is a wine to keep very much on side. Charles’ prized jewel comes from two minuscule plots, one in the lower part of Ruchottes and one in the upper part. There is more blue fruit here than in any of the other wines, but, although there is depth and structure befitting of a serious Grand Cru, what really set this apart is its aristocratic refinement that allows the wine to flow languidly from one complexity to another. A sheer joy. Drink from 2035