2015 Chambolle Musigny Les Charmes
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Tasting notes
The 2015 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 1er Cru seems to lack the energy of its peers, though the nose is well defined and fresh, featuring light strawberry and morello cherry aromas mixed with undergrowth. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannin and well-judged acidity, but linear and conservative in some ways and missing a peacock’s-tail finish. Maybe that will develop with bottle age. Good potential but it needs several more years in bottle and just might be closing down. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
More reviews and scores
Tasted blind, the 2015 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes exhibits an attractive bouquet of sweet cherry fruit, cassis and plums, complemented by some savory bass notes of grilled squab and chocolate. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, quite hefty and ample, with juicy acids, fine but firm tannins and good overall shape and substance. It's shutting down and will demand some patience.
Blueish crimson. Interesting ferny nose with some real charm indeed. Some sweet mushroom notes. All pleasure and surprisingly forward. (JR)
About the producer
Founded in 1962 by Alain Hudelot and based in Chambolle-Musigny, Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat is today run by Alain’s grandson Charles van Canneyt and has become one of the region’s most respected estates.