Chambolle-Musigny

Quite firm and straight, this is on a red fruit expression, cherry and redcurrant, taut and bright.

A parcel of 34 year old vines on a site which Justine decided looked specially good this year, so it has been vinified separately.

Still the density and concentration of the vintage, but within that a lovely purity of cherry-bright focus and great fruit succulence.

Here too there is enough reduction present to warrant a thorough aeration. The more finely textured flavors possess better detail and mid-palate density, all wrapped in a stony and very firmly structured finish that flir...(read more)

Very little wine here - he put the Monts Luisants in it as there was too little to vinify separately, but even so made three and a half barrels as opposed to seven.

from 5 parcels dotted all round the village, including a parcel of Mal Carrées planted between 1954 and 1962. As in previous vintages this is sleek and sappy with a silky fresh palate which is clearly expressive o...(read more)

Part of Beaux Bruns is Premier Cru, so this is close - on clay, a richer palate than Thibault's 'Vieilles Vignes' cuvée.

On the south side of the village, but exposed to the north, or it would have been a Premier Cru at this level of the slope. On red clay with limestone under - like Les Borniques (which it is above) and Le Musigny, says T...(read more)

Fully-formed and this now really singing of Chambolle with floral notes and red berry lift - very Chambolle in texture, gliding silkily and long.