2022 Chambolle Musigny Les Cras
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A cool, elegant and airy nose reflects notes of both red and blue pinot fruit, exotic tea and plenty of floral whiffs, particularly violet and lavender. The sleek and sophisticated medium weight flavors exude an almost palpable minerality as the mouthfeel is akin to rolling tiny pebbles around the mouth, all wrapped into dusty, palate soaking and beautifully long finale. This is outstanding though a wine that will need at least some patience. Note: from a 1.75 ha parcel of vines averaging 40+ years of age
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Matthew Hayes, jancisrobinson.com
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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The 2022 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras is one of the more overtly sun-kissed wines in the range, offering up aromas of cherry pie, red berry compote, violets and peonies. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a rich core of ripe fruit, powdery tannins and a long, saline finish, it's a site that purists may prefer in cooler years.
1.76 ha (4.35 acres). Cask samples. Sample 1 : Destemmed fruit. Medium-pale cherry. Crisp red cherries and strawberry with deeper, more plush raspberry behind. Elegant fruit profile. Balanced, fresh acidity and powdery, well-knit tannins. Sample 2 : Whole-bunch fermented. Slightly darker medium-cherry colour than the destemmed Cras (so not at all expected!). A pretty cogent argument for the drama of whole-bunch fermentation. An immediate impact of spice and darker-nuanced fruit. Really very expressive and enticing. (MH)
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.