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Cecile Tremblay, Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Feusselottes 2016
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2016 Chambolle-Musigny Les Feusselottes 1er Cru has a light, rustic bouquet, undergrowth and black tea emerging with time. Tremblay doesn't do "rustic" and their wines are usually quite polished, but this seems to be an exception. Sturdy, grippy and a little tarry towards the finish, this leans towards Morey-Saint-Denis in style but gains more finesse in the glass.
About the Producer
Cecile TREMBLAY descends from a long line of vignerons. The story begins in 1921, with the union of Cécile’s great-grandparents, Edouard Jayer, a cooper in Nuits-Saint-Georges, and Esther Fournier who inherited vineyards from her family. Together they established and developed their own Domaine. The domaine’s vineyards were then eventually passed down to their five children. Renée, the youngest daughter, kept her share of the vineyards under métayage. Later on, Renée’s only daughter, Marie-Annick, grew the family holdings with her husband while keeping all vineyards under métayage. Cécile Tremblay, who had studied enology and viticulture in Dijon, reclaimed the family heritage and took over the management of the vineyards in 2002. A year later, Cécile bottled her first wines, Domaine Cécile Tremblay was born!
