2015 Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses
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The 2015 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru has a noticeable liquorish scent on the nose that rather detracts from the terroir expression. This recedes with aeration, revealing more mineral notes and good delineation and focus. The palate is medium-bodied with taut tannin and very linear and strict in style, but the new oak is very nicely integrated and there is a sorbet-like freshness toward the finish. It needs several years but this should turn out to be a fine Les Amoureuses, even if it does not match my expectations from barrel. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
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Steen Öhman, Winehog
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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Intense purple, concentrated fruit, plenty of charm, good weight, slightly dry wood behind, then length of flavour.
The 2015 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru les Amoureuses has a very pure and seductive bouquet with both blood orange and orange rind infusing the black fruit, beautifully focused and with perhaps a greater degree of transparency than many recent vintages. You can feel the terroir here. The palate is underpinned by fine tannin and superb tension. There is a surfeit of energy here, avoiding any heaviness with effortless ease, those Asian spices and a pinch of white pepper enlivening the focused and sophisticated finish. This will equal the two grand crus in the long-term.
(from a .56 ha parcel). An exuberantly spicy, complex, pure and strikingly elegant nose is composed of black fruit, violet and plums aromas that are trimmed in just a hint of sandalwood. The equally complex, naturally sweet and rich mouth coating flavors exude so much minerality that they are like rolling small pebbles around in the mouth while displaying a seductively textured, refined and beautifully balanced finish that offers sneaky good length. This is class and grace personified though again note well that this is going to need plenty of time before it reaches its full apogee.
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.