Chambolle-Musigny “Les Chardannes” Reviews

A discreet hint of wood only emerges after 30 minutes or so of air along with ripe and somewhat somber wild dark berry fruit aromas that display hints of spice and warm earth. There is good volume but also solid detail to the medium-bodied flavors that possess a suave and supple mouth feel before culminating in a delicious, focused and attractively intense finish. This is not an especially elegant Chambolle villages but there is good complexity and persistence.

Year's Best Burgundy (Oct 2013). Completely seductive when first poured, this is still going strong two days later, a bright, spicy, lovely Chambolle that offers deep satisfaction. It has the coolness of an earthen well, the dark fruit clean and pure. The scent ha a shape, a sense of uplift, like a porcini pushing up through the underbrush. From a vineyard close to the RN74, on the northern (Morey-St-Denis) side of the village.

A deft use of oak adds spice accents to the strawberry and raspberry favors without being heavy-handed. Balanced, this is more chunky than elegant.

A deft use of oak adds spice accents to the strawberry and raspberry favors without being heavy-handed. Balanced, this is more chunky than elegant.