2015 Chambolle Musigny Beaux Bruns
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Arnaud Mortet told me that he has reduced the new oak on the 2015 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Aux Beaux Brun to 30% from the 80% he used to use, since the soil here is warmer and does not suit such a high level. This cru is 100% de-stemmed. There is a sense of transparency on the nose: bright blueberry and raspberry fruit, violets and just a hint of iodine. The palate is very well balanced with super-fine tannin, a more feminine Chambolle-Musigny with a satin-like finish. Beautiful.
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Neal Martin
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(from vines picked on September 4; Mortet has aged his Chambolle in 20% new oak since 2013 as he feels that a higher percentage would produce a more syrupy, if not cooked, style): Bright ruby-red. Very ripe aromas of black raspberry, dark chocolate and smoky minerality. Broad, fat and full, conveying a chocolatey ripeness to its slightly roasted dark fruit flavors. Could use more definition but this wine will offer considerable early appeal.
Arnaud Mortet told me that he has reduced the new oak on the 2015 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Aux Beaux Brun to 30% from the 80% he used to use, since the soil here is warmer and does not suit such a high level. This cru is 100% de-stemmed. There is a sense of transparency on the nose: bright blueberry and raspberry fruit, violets and just a hint of iodine. The palate is very well balanced with super-fine tannin, a more feminine Chambolle-Musigny with a satin-like finish. Beautiful. Dec 2016, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
This estate, today with Arnaud Mortet at the helm, makes some of Gevrey-Chambertin’s finest wines. Working with 16 hectares, as well as a few négociant parcels, this property makes perfumed and chiselled Pinot Noir.