2016 Chambolle Musigny Les Baudes
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(the estate only lost 20% of its normal production here): Bright ruby-red. Deeper, riper yet somehow airy aromas of black raspberry, crushed rock and flowers. Suave, concentrated, fine-grained wine with sharply delineated flavors of raspberry, licorice and wild herbs. A very elegant, sappy, youthfully reticent Chambolle with fine-grained tannins and terrific persistence. And a step up in class from the preceding village wines.
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Neal Martin
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2016 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes comes from 60-year-old vines. It offers tightly knit, slightly rustic red berry fruit that just misses the precision of its siblings from the domaine. The palate is medium-bodied, the barrel aging a little more marked here (although there is no new oak), with firm grip in the mouth and some wood tannins toward the finish. Not bad, although I much prefer the 2015 that I tasted last year.
From 50-year-old vines, planted north–south, so they survive hot years well. Dark crimson. Green and ferny on the nose. Lots of energy and round fruit with lots of structure. Slightly raw fruit juice at present. (JR)
The 2016 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes comes from 60-year-old vines. It offers tightly knit, slightly rustic red berry fruit that just misses the precision of its siblings from the domaine. The palate is medium-bodied, the barrel aging a little more marked here (although there is no new oak), with firm grip in the mouth and some wood tannins toward the finish. Not bad, although I much prefer the 2015 that I tasted last year. Dec 2017, www.robertparker.com