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Cecile Tremblay, Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Feusselottes 2018
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Feusselottes is also showing especially well this year, exhibiting aromas of raspberries, candied peel, licorice, rose petals and rich soil tones, framed by a deft application of creamy new oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, velvety and textural, with a fleshy and enveloping attack, fine depth at the core and a long, nicely defined finish. This is a gourmand Feusselottes from Tremblay, but it's beautifully balanced.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Les Feusselottes 1er Cru has a tightly wound bouquet that seems to spring forth with aeration, offering blackberry, raspberry and cassis aromas laced with potpourri and subtle earthy notes. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, a fine bead of acidity and well-integrated new oak. There is fine mineralité on the finish, which feels very long. This is promising.
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!
