Chambolle-Musigny

2000 Lignier Hubert Chambolle-Musigny

By on June 30, 2004 #asides

A wine with two faces. Medium plus ruby-red that’s shaded to cherry-red at the rim. The nose is of deep red fruit, cherry and a lovely redcurrant note, slightly over the top vanilla for the first few minutes fading to leave nice oaky notes and faint espresso coffee. The palate is one of those sumptuous, slightly fat, fruit-forward wines, but lovely red fruit and beautifully balanced acidity. The finish shows a creamy, dried red cherry and raisin note – very nice. And the second face? – a grainy oaky texture develops with food – so drink on its own, but it’s worth it.

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1999 Barthod Ghislaine Chambolle-Musigny

By on February 29, 2004 #asides

A good medium/medium-plus colour, virtually no fading. The nose has high toned raspberries and a decadent red cherry. Lovely concentration to the fruit, very fresh acidity and well mannered tannins. Good length – did I buy a case of this? – I think I did – a good decision!

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2000 Potel Nicolas Chambolle-Musigny

By on February 29, 2004 #asides

Medium-plus cherry red. The nose starts a little oaky, mostly dispersing to show high toned red fruit against the milder oak. The fruit becomes more and more intense as the wine warms in the glass and takes on a coffee edge. In the mouth the oak is bordering on intrusive giving a slight grain to the sweet palate, but the fruit and acidity balance make this wine just so succulent. Still a little oaky bitterness on the finish. I don’t think Nicolas often overdoes the oak, and this wine is so close to being an excellent villages but I’m not sure if the wood or the wine will be the winner.

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2000 Gambal Alex Chambolle-Musigny

By on October 31, 2003 #asides

Medium cherry red. Cherry and pretty red fruits. The palate shows good acidity, medium tannins and a little coffee on the finish. Very 2000 and very nice. Not a big wine, but a rich creamy finish to remember it by.

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2000 Comte Georges de Vogüé Chambolle-Musigny

By on October 31, 2003 #asides

Medium cherry red. The nose is a forward mix of cherries, cassis, oak and faint vanilla. Very smooth, slightly oaky and concentrated palate. The acidity is adequate and the medium density tannins are very fine. A very long finish. Priced higher than many 1er Cru’s – but probably worth the outlay. Excellent villages. I’d suggest leaving 3 or 4 years to tone down the oak influence which I find a little ‘blurring’, but no rush to drink for several years there-after.

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1997 Barthod Ghislaine Chambolle-Musigny

By on October 31, 2003 #asides

Medium-plus ruby, the merest shade browner at the rim. The nose is deep with a little oak and sweet high toned fruit. The palate is also sweet and still a little marked by oak. The fruit is slightly cooked and doesn’t have as much concentration as I would like. There’s also fairly rough acidity and a grainy texture to the tannins. I don’t think this bottle is out of condition. Considering that this is a wine I often buy, very disappointing.

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1996 Barthod Ghislaine Chambolle-Musigny

By on October 31, 2003 #asides

Deep ruby – just fading a little. A lovely nose of focused red cherry overlaying candied red fruits. Concentrated fruit on the palate with smooth, very 1996, acidity and well hidden tannins. It doesn’t have the fat it showed 3 years ago, but is still some way from maturity. Very good villages.

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1999 Confuron-Cotetidot Chambolle-Musigny

By on October 31, 2003 #asides

Medium-plus cherry red. The nose is a very forward mix of of red and black cherries. Nice mouthfeel again with medium velvetty tannins coupled with good acidity and fruit concentration. Also a very good villages – I marginally prefer the Vosne-Romanée.

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1985 Bouchard Père et Fils Chambolle-Musigny

By on October 31, 2003 #asides

The hotel I stayed in had exclusively wines from the 1980’s! First bottle was medium ruby with an amber rim. The nose was aged but still quite fruity. The palate was on the downslope though with a nice light bodied profile which was just a little metallic – nice finish though. Bottle two was deeper coloured, slightly more alcoholic and less interesting nose. The palate was actually quite fat and interesting. Still good length. First bottle was almost good, second was good!

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