2012 Chambolle Musigny Les Feusselottes
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The Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru les Feusselottes is much more backward, broodier on the nose compared to the les Chaignots, the fruit slightly darker with blackberry mixed with raspberry, a hint of mulberry and undergrowth developing in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with firmer tannin than the Chaignots, a little more masculine with very fine acidity, a touch of salinity coming toward the finish that lingers long in the mouth. There is something crystalline about this Chambolle-Musigny that is just exceptional
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Neal Martin
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Medium red. Lovely floral lift to the aromas of red berries and brown spices. Sweet, concentrated and seamless, with bright acidity and a firm stony underpinning lifting the red berry, spice and menthol flavors. Quite supple in the middle but given serious structure by late-arriving tannins and firm minerality. Very Chambolle, and a superb vintage for this bottling.
Bright medium red. Cherry, raspberry, minerals and musky crushed stone on the nose. Juicy and energetic, in a somewhat cooler vein than the Nuits Chaignots. Finishes nicely dry, with hints of menthol, spices and flowers. Plenty ripe but also shows good mineral energy on the back end.
Freshly cut roses, mint, new leather and licorice are some of the many notes that waft from the glass in the 2012 Chambolle-Musigny Les Feusselottes. Floral and lifted in style, the Feussellottes is classic Chambolle. Fine, silky tannins support the beautifully detailed, chiseled finish. Here, too, I expect to see a broad window of drinkability once the wine is bottled. There is so much to like here.