A background application of wood serves as a reasonably neutral backdrop for the floral and attractively spicy aromas of plum and dark pinot fruit that is cut with a touch of earth character

(from Charmes proper)

A wine of tremendous breeding and pure stature

It's a different style from the regular Aalto from this same year

Hudelot Baillet, Bonnes Mares other_regions A background application of wood(from a . 123 ha parcel of 80+ year old vines situated mostly in terres blanches; about 600 bottles are produced each year). This is the only wine in the range to exhibit any reduction and here its enough to dominate the fruit. There is excellent punch, power, size and weight to the big bodied and muscular flavors that terminate in a balanced and impressively long finale that could again use better depth.