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Cecile Tremblay, Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Feusselottes 2020
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
Tremblay produced five barrels of the 2020 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Feusselottes, a wine that is especially successful this year. Wafting from the glass with notes of orange rind, raspberries, red plums, rose petals and spices, it's medium to full-bodied, lively and sensual, its velvety structuring tannins entirely concealed by its ample core of bright, vibrant fruit.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Feusselottes 1er Cru as a very airy bouquet, gentle an lilting red cherry and wild strawberry fruit with traces of wilted rose petal. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins that frame dark berry fruit laced with brown spices and a touch of white pepper. Fine build in the mouth, this Chambolle fans out gently but with assurance on the finish. Very classy.
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!
