2015 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru
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The 2015 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru, derived from young vines in the Musigny, offers up a lovely bouquet of black cherry, summer fruits, caramelized citrus peel and subtle espresso roast. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, supple and fragrant, with sappy acids, good concentration and a chalky chassis of tannin. Like the Chambolle Villages, this was rather dramatic in barrel but it's now beginning to shut down.
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Steen Öhman, Winehog
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Bright ruby-red. Briary red raspberry and boysenberry aromas show a touch of youthfully reduction. Higher-pitched and more imploded than the village offering, offering superb energy for the vintage. Possesses the thickness of the vintage but the dominant impression today is of a vertical wine with sharp definition. Redder in its fruit character than the Chambolle villages , lifted by high notes of rose petal, pungent minerals and spices. Delivers wonderful energy for the vintage.
(made from the younger vines in Musigny): Deep, dark red-ruby. Deep, liqueur-like aromas of blackberry, blueberry, menthol and chocolate. A clear step up in energy from the village wine but still with a distinctly solaire quality to its black fruit and chocolate flavors. Plush and velvety but not yet especially complex, finishing with substantial tongue-coating, granular tannins and a surprisingly juicy quality to its lingering blueberry and boysenberry fruit.
The Chambolle 1er cru – made from the young wines on Grand Cru Musigny – is a magnificent wine, offering a range of the qualities found in it older brother the mighty Musigny. In the bouquet richer and sweeter notes of strawberries, raspberries, pomegranate and red currant with hints of blueberries. The limestone minerality is more forward in the wine, and again we find this wonderful delicate and cool sorbet fruit aromas – so fresh and vibrant. On the palate more weight with layers of red fruit, and a vibrant backbone from the mighty Musigny terroir. A giant 1er cru in the making. Nov 2015, www.winehog.org
About the producer
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is one of Burgundy’s most revered domaines, defined by its historic stewardship of Musigny and its refined, age-worthy Chambolle-Musigny. Its wines are benchmarks for collectors seeking grand cru pedigree over power.