I've noticed that the Burgundy TNs have been lagging behind a lot of the other sections, so I thought I'd help out by opening a few bottles.
This is the second time I've had a wine from "les Charmes" in Puligny - the first was by Borgeot (also a '00) and I enjoyed it very much (90-92pts IIRC). This wine by Girardin showed a light yet shimmering golden color in the glass. An inviting nose of ripe apples, chalk and minerals from the nose, as well as a slight hint of high quality oak that I've come across in good white burgs. On the palate, the wine displayed balanced fruit with a round and generous mid-palate, and a lingering finish that was a tad bitter. It improved in the glass for about 45 min, which suggests that decanting would help on this wine - however, the wine kind of fell apart as the evening wore on (without a significant drop in the temperature of the wine).
This wine was like a Red Sox game in which Pedro Martinez pitched - a strong effort by the starting pitcher wasted by the bullpen. Still enjoyable (if your not a Red Sox fan
), though I would not purchase again - 87pts in my book. ($36)