2010 Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses

Tasted at the Chambolle Amoureuses vertical in London, the 2010 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru les Amoureuses is perhaps the modern-day benchmark for Drouhin's Amoureuses. As expected, it is more backward, perhaps more austere and earthier than the 2009. But what completely takes your breath away is the precision, the brilliant delineation. The palate is extremely focused, an Amoureuses balancing on a high wire, a little graininess in texture with immense length. This vin de garde deserves several years in cellar, but trust me, it will be well worth the wait. Tasted November 2015.

The 2009 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses is strikingly beautiful. Sweet dark raspberries, hard candy and white aromatic flowers are just some of the nuances that blossom in this silky, totally impeccable wine. Today the Amoureuses shows quite a bit of richness but there is also plenty of vineyard signature stamped all over the wine. This should be gorgeous in another few years. Actually, it already is.