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Comte Georges de Vogue, Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 2017
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2017 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru is quite high-toned and flashy on the nose, offering floral, lush blueberry and cassis fruit. It just lacks a bit of terroir expression and refinement. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and very pure fruit. Sleek and sensual, although I do find that the finish lacks some amplitude and feels a little monochromatic compared to others. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2017 tasting.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2017 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru is deep in color within the context of the vintage. It has a gorgeous, very pure bouquet of intense red and black fruit in approximately equal measure, well defined, with just a light brine-like influence. The palate is very structured, grippier than, say, Christopher Roumier’s or Mugnier’s, and very focused, with a slightly confit-like finish. Sophisticated and vivid. This will surely age with style.
Reviewed by: William Kelley
The most elegant wine in the cellar is the 2017 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses, a classy offering that bursts with aromas of black raspberries, cherries, rose petals, dark chocolate, spices and grilled squab. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, satiny and succulent, with an ample core of fruit, melting tannins and a long, sappy finish.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2017 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru is deep in color within the context of the vintage. It has a gorgeous, very pure bouquet of intense red and black fruit in approximately equal measure, well defined, with just a light brine-like influence. The palate is very structured, grippier than, say, Christopher Roumier’s or Mugnier’s, and very focused, with a slightly confit-like finish. Sophisticated and vivid. This will surely age with style.
About the Producer
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue is one of the most important estates in the Chambello-Musigny appellation, thanks to its stake in important vineyards. The Comte de Vogue is, as the English writer Charles Dickens once said, "as historic and admirable as a great mountain". The vineyard of the Comte de Vugo covers approximately 12.5 hectares, of which about 7 hectares are located in the Mussini vineyard (70% of the entire top vineyard) and about 2.5 hectares in the nearby Bernemar region. The grapes are all hand-harvested and the vast majority are destemmed (although in 1990 100% of the stems were retained). The wines are first fermented in vats, then aged for 18 months in small oak barrels (40% to 45% renewed), clarified with egg whites and lightly filtered before bottling. The wines are extremely intense and full-bodied, which is not surprising given the extremely low yields and the limestone soils of the Mussini vineyards. The wines of the Comtes de Vugo are not meant to be tasted young, and in outstanding vintages these very long-lived wines usually require 10 to 15 years of ageing. However, it is worth noting that the 2002 vintage of Musigny Old Vine is of particularly high quality. It has intense aromas of red cherry, spice and candied raspberry aromas, with a hint of oak. This noble, full-bodied, refined wine has fragrant floral flavours with fruity notes of red and black fruits. A more feminine wine than the bold, chewy, highly robust 1990 vintage, this is a work of art with delicate tannins.
