2016 Chambolle Musigny Les Athets
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(more than half of this wine is from the second buds, which Tardy said ripened well and produced grapes with almost as much sugar as the first-generation fruit): Deep ruby-red. Rich, ripe black cherry and licorice aromas are quite chocolatey but are leavened by a violet topnote. Densely packed and fine-grained, with a firm spine of acidity in harmony with the wine's lightly medicinal fruit. Ultimately a rather pliant, even soft wine with firm but supple tannins and decent length.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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The 2016 Chambolle Musigny les Artets will have 25% new oak this year, one out of four barrels, as Guillaume did not want to jump up to 50% new oak. This is actually half first- and half second-generation grapes. It has a mixture of red and black fruit on the nose, well defined with fine delineation. The palate is smooth in the mouth with fine acidity, a little graininess to the texture, and there is good depth here with black fruit and touches of tobacco surfacing toward the finish that veers slightly toward Morey-Saint-Denis in terms of tannic structure. This is a commendable wine given the growing season, if not quite matching last season's 2015.