Guillemot-Michel Viré-Clessé Charleston 2019

94+ points William Kelley (Wine Advocate): “The 2019 Viré-Clessé Charleston is brilliant, opening in the glass with notes of buttered citrus fruit, pear, beeswax and vanilla pod. Full-bodied, layered and textural, with huge concentration, lively acids and a seamless, multidimensional profile, it’s long and penetrating. It’s one of the very best wines I’ve ever tasted from the domaine. Readers will remember that the Guillemot family’s oldest parcel of vines dates back to 1918, and the idea behind this cuvée is to work the vines and make the wine in the same way as their grandfather—who planted them—did. It spends a year in old demi-muids followed by six months in tank on the lees. Drink: 2025-2045. (Aug 2021)”

93 points Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2022 (La Revue du Vin de France): “Charleston, vinified and aged in old barrels, is savory from its amplitude and its moderate woodiness, coupled with an airy sensation that is very pleasant on the palate.”