Taupenot Merme, Mazoyeres Chambertin Vintage:2021 There is excellent volume to

There is excellent volume to the medium-bodied and admirably concentrated flavors yet this is not really a powerful wine so much as it is focused and harmonious

The palate has a slightly candied feel

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all bound in a silky texture

Taupenot Merme, Mazoyeres Chambertin Vintage:2021 There is excellent volume toHere too there is a background application of wood that is sufficiently subtle so as to allow the expressive nose of plum, earth, wild dark berries and forest floor aromas to shine. There is real size and weight to the very solidly concentrated large scaled flavors that are supported by ripe tannins that are also unusually fine grained in the context of the appellation, all wrapped in a mouth coating, powerful and driving finish. This very firm effort