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Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru “Les Charmes” Reviews

Score: 94 | February 1, 2023 | TimAtkin.com

For a Chambolle, this is rather robust and ripe with mulberries and blueberries galore. The flashy new oak is more obvious here than on the other Premier Crus. Still, it is well-placed thanks to the concentrated fruit core. It just needs a year or two to settle in. The sassy acidity nicely cleans up the earthy, spicy finish.

Score: 17.5 | December 13, 2022 | Jancis Robinson

Bottled. Especially pale rim. Very floral and hedonistic. Sweet start and surely just what burgundy lovers currently seek. Really rather gorgeous fruit and precision with just a little dry finish so probably worth waiting a while. Very long.
Drink 2026–2040

Score: Silver | May 25, 2017 | Decanter World Wine Awards

Bags of ripe glossy oak mingle with dark cherries, cedar oak and savoury coffee notes. Elegant and refined with grippy tannins. No rush.

Score: 96 | March 1, 2017 | Wine Spectator

This is intense, starting out on the elegant side and building slowly to attain greater density and power. Spice, raspberry and cherry flavors form the center, with a layer of chalk and stone underneath. Shows fine concentration and balance, delivering a long, minerally aftertaste.

Score: 95 | May 12, 2016 | Decanter

Forward and dense, in the nicest sense, with an aromatic weight of textured fruit, It fills your mouth – silky and concentrated. There’s an accent of barrel toast but just that, Mouthwatering, sweet flavor right to the finish this is really a joy. There’s some barrel here, so wait three years while drinking the Les Charbonnières. Excellent

May 1, 2015 | International Wine Challenge

SILVER

February 2, 2015 | burgundy-report.com

A deep, dark-cherry nose and lots of complexity. Full, with lots of concentration and good intensity too. There's a faint reduction here but it doesn't detract from the panoramic finish - very long - excellent again!
 

Score: 88 | April 1, 2014 | Wine & Spirits
Supple, silky and fat in its ripeness of fruit, this is slightly raisined in the aroma and touches on butterscotch sweetness in the flavor. While it sits heavy in the middle, the finish is long and fragrant. Give this time to meld.
Score: 93 | December 1, 2013 | Wine Enthusiast
Cellar Selection. While soft and opulent initially this wine reveals a structured, mineral character on the palate. Ripe red cherry and black plum flavors pair well with firm, dry tannins and hints of wood aging. This is an elegant wine that needs aging. Don’t drink before 2017.
Score: 87 | April 15, 2013 | Burghound.com
Here too there is a discreet hint of wood framing the more elegant and more complex ripe and dark berry fruit suffused nose. There is a lovely mouth feel to the lightly mineral-inflected middle weight flavors that don't quite have the same phenolic ripeness of the villages though the supporting tannins are certainly finer. There is also a noticeable touch of warmth on otherwise clean and agreeably dry if mildly astringent finish. In sum, this is more refined and a bit more complex but the Chardannes is better balanced and pound for pound a better wine.
Score: 94 | April 1, 2013 | Wine Spectator
Infused with a limestone tautness, this red exudes cherry, mineral and spice flavors on an athletic frame. Licorice and vanilla accents grace the lingering finish, along with a sweet black cherry note. Almost seamless now, this should only get better. Shows great tension and interplay of the elements. Best from 2015 through 2032.
Score: 90 | April 1, 2013 | Wine & Spirits
Year's Best Burgundy (Oct 2013). Cherry-rich and cushioned with full, meaty fruit, this feels round and complete. The floral notes suggest some of the complexity that may develop with bottle age.
Score: 89 | March 1, 2013 | Wine Spectator
Rich, laced with black cherry, bitter chocolate and earth flavors, this red turns firm and lean by the finish. Just a little dry on balance overall.
Score: 92 | November 1, 2012 | Wine Enthusiast
This is rich, complex and full of ripe fruit. A firm structure underlies the richness, lending concentration and density. The fruit is still reticent and will show more generously in another year. Age for five years.
Score: 90 | June 1, 2012 | Burghound.com
This is noticeably more refined than the Chardannes though compositionally, there is a strong similarity between the two aromatic profiles. Likewise, the supporting tannins are much finer here and not surprisingly, so is the mouth feel of the appealingly voluminous medium-bodied flavors on the firm and dusty finish. Lovely if not genuinely stunning.
Score: 88 | April 1, 2012 | Wine & Spirits
A fragrant and concentrated 2009, this wine is full and rich, its texture more dense satin than Chambolle’s airy silk. The cherry flavors run deep and the tannins are broad and supple, with hints of earthy funk in the aroma adding complexity to the fruit. A fine expression of the vintage.