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Georges Roumier, Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras 2018

Burgundy, France
GBP 2497.15 - 2497.15 / BottleView analysis
Country
France
Color
Red
Region
Burgundy
Sub-Region
Cote de Nuits
Appellation
Chambolle-Musigny
LWIN
1056851
Product ID
WWX000330

Description

Tasting notes

vinousvinous88

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras 1er Cru has a lot of volatility on the nose that masks the terroir. It seems to address that with aeration, albeit remaining feisty. The palate is sweet and candid with "squishy" red fruit that lacks definition, the finish blurred and in want of more freshness. Hard-going on the dense finish that is missing tension and animation. There is much better in this appellation in 2018. Not sure how representative this bottle is. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 red tasting.

vinousvinous93

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras 1er Cru is extremely well defined on the nose of intense blackberry and raspberry fruit, crushed rock and light wilted iris flower. The palate is medium-bodied with a bold structure, a Les Cras with huge dimension and a firm grip at this early stage. Wonderful salinity here, and it fans out gloriously toward the finish. Next to the nascent 2019, this does not have as much poise, but it will surely age with style and time will smooth its edges.

vinousvinous92

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras 1er Cru has the highest alcohol of Roumier’s wines, and you can feel a slight smudging on the nose, which is still quite attractive. The palate is sweet and fleshy, with lush red cherry and cranberry fruit. Good acidity once again, and perhaps a little headiness, which is an atypical feature of Roumier’s wines. A fun and pleasurable wine rather than a profound one.

vinousvinous92

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras 1er Cru is extremely well defined on the nose of intense blackberry and raspberry fruit, crushed rock and light wilted iris flower. The palate is medium-bodied with a bold structure, a Les Cras with huge dimension and a firm grip at this early stage. Wonderful salinity here, and it fans out gloriously toward the finish. Next to the nascent 2019, this does not have as much poise, but it will surely age with style and time will smooth its edges.

About the Producer

The domaine was founded in 1924 by Georges Roumier, who began domaine bottling in 1945. He was succeeded in 1957 by his son Jean-Marie and now grandson Christophe, who joined his father in 1982 and took over completely in 1992. Most of the wines are rented (en fermage) from family members although Ruchottes Chambertin is held on a share cropping deal with an external proprietor, Michel Bonnefond. The wines are seductively fruity in their youth yet with excellent ageing potential. The grapes are sorted in the vineyard, with a table de tri at the winery since 2003. They are mostly destemmed, albeit depending on vineyard and vintage, with a few more stems being used recently – then placed in wooden fermenters. The juice is given a cool soak at 15° then allowed to start naturally. The juice is punched down twice a day and temperature controlled so as not to exceed 32°C. There is no great reliance on new wood in the maturation cellar, with 15-25% being used for village wines, 25-40% for premiers crus and no more than 50% for Bonnes Mares. In recent years Christophe has been searching for, and achieving, a greater sense of precision in his wines.

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