2002 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras 1er Cru
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The 2002 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras 1er Cru has a warm and generous bouquet with red plum, leather, undergrowth and a light stemmy scent (even though this is actually completely de-stemmed!). The palate is slightly sweeter and more confit-like compared directly with Roumier's Les Cras, displaying fine definition with a detailed, lightly peppered finish. This is drinking beautifully now. Tasted blind at the Roumier Les Cras vertical at Medlar, London and also at La Trompette three months later.
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Medium red with a bright rim. Captivating aromas of raspberry, strawberry, mocha, cinnamon and underbrush, plus a note of chlorophyll. Silky and sweet but with a strong edge of acidity giving shape and lift to the terroir -driven flavors of red berries, slate, pepper and earth. This wine was sensual from the start, noted Ghislaine Barthod, who added that 2002 "just lacked a bit of phenolic maturity--2014 is riper." Still a touch tight on the back end, finishing with sweet tannins and good peppery lift. Really exhilarating sugar/acid balance here.
Good full red. Pure, medicinal aromas of red cherry, pepper and minerals. Dense and penetrating, with sappy flavors of raspberry, red cherry, menthol and crushed stone. This has superb tannic structure and thrust. A great mineral expression of Chambolle that Barthod says is "for the soil heads." Reminded me of a topnotch Bonnes-Mares. Give this seven or eight years of cellaring.
Medium to dark ruby-colored and sporting a nose of violets and black fruits, the 2002 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras is produced from a high elevation vineyard. Its medium to full-bodied personality reveals awesome depth of fruit, breadth, and density. Crammed with lush fruit, its rich character offers blackberry jam, grapy cherries, cassis liqueur, and black cherries. This chunky, weighty offering is also extremely well-balanced, pure, and long in the finish. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2018. Bravo!