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Cecile Tremblay, Chambolle Musigny Les Cabottes 2020
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cabottes is finer boned and more elegant than the muscular Morey that preceded it, offering up inviting aromas of raspberries, plums, spices and rose petals that are framed by a discreet patina of new oak. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and seamless, it's lively and precise, concluding with a long, penetrating finish.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The Chambolle-Musigny Les Cabottes, picked over two tries through the vineyard, offers a mixture of red and black fruit, incense and light peony scents, just a faint tang of marmalade in the background. This feels very composed. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins, crisp acidity, taut and fresh with a very elegant and poised finish. Excellent.
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!
