2013 Chambolle Musigny Les Combottes
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Black cherry aroma accented by pepper and spices. Supple and rich in the mouth, with a sappy peppery element leavening the wine's flesh. A distinctly rich style of Combottes, finishing with ripe, building tannins and excellent length. Roumier normally finds this cuvée less mineral than normal for Chambolle, and sometimes even heavy. But the vines clearly did well in the cool 2013 growing season.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(this and the following 2013 samples had not yet been racked): Red fruit aromas are dominated by smoky reduction. Less minerally than the village Chambolle but richer and deeper, with the smoky quality carrying through in the mouth. In a distinctly ripe style for the year, finishing with substantial horizontal tannins that will no doubt be softened by a racking. This wine is a 50/50 blend of vines planted in 1999 and 1982.
About the producer
Based in Chambolle-Musigny, the domaine was established by Georges Roumier in 1924. The domaine started to bottle their own wines in 1945.