2014 Chambolle Musigny Les Sentiers
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Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, Groffier's 2014 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru les Sentiers has an intense bouquet, a mixture of red and black fruit, quite spicy and slightly oriental in style. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit, again, spicy and lively with a sappy, saline finish that lingers long in the mouth. This is a superb, if not particularly subtle, Chambolle-Musigny destined to give many years of drinking pleasure. Tasted September 2017.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Good medium-dark red. Aromas of plum, raspberry and minerals are complicated by smoky soil tones; ultimately higher-pitched than the Haut-Doix. Then more saline and reserved on the palate, with stronger acid cut keeping the fruit under wraps today. Finishes with a firm spine of acidity and serious granular tannins that will require time in the cellar.
(from 80-year-old vines; 80% vendange entier_; 50% new oak): Good dark red with ruby highlights. Pure, vibrant nose offers blackberry, violet, spices, crushed stone and graphite minerality. Juicy, intense and gripping, with a serious spine of brisk acidity giving the purple fruit flavors a very primary character. Light herb and black pepper notes from the stems are buffered by the wine's creaminess of fruit. Terrific tension in the mouth.
About the producer
Domaine Robert Groffier is based in the village of Morey-Saint-Denis and is famous for having some of the most enviable sites in the Côte de Nuits, including a full hectare within Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru Les Amoureuses – one of the most fiercely collected vineyards in Burgundy.