2016 Chambolle Musigny Les Chabiots
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The 2016 Chambolle-Musigny Les Chabiots 1er Cru has a loose-knit bouquet with attractive earthy red berry fruit laced with brown spices and a whiff of tobacco. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and well judged acidity, fresh from the start with a touch of piquancy on the lively finish. Not long term as it lacks the substance, but certainly well-crafted. Tasted blind at the 2016 Burgfest tasting.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
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The 2016 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru les Chabiots was picked on 25 September, includes 30% whole bunch fruit and 35% new oak barrels. It has a pretty bouquet, quite pure considering that the appellation was affected by frost, with subtle rose petal scents filtering through the crushed strawberry fruit with a touch of cold stone. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, nicely poised with a fresh, quite lithe and harmonious finish that lingers in the mouth. Very fine.
Black cherry, fine tannic grip, refreshing acid. Intense dark fruit that has the power to last. Dark smoky finish with gorgeously refreshing crispness. Well defined and luxurious and has all the elegance of Chambolle. (RH)
About the producer
Although the Bichot family settled in the region in 1350, Albert Bichot was founded in 1831 by Bernard Bichot. Today the producer is one of Burgundy’s most respected, making wines from both its own vineyards and with purchased fruit.