2011 Domaine Pousse d'Or Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru
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Tasted blind in a line-up of 2011 Amoureuses in Holland, La Pousse d’Or’s 2011 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Amoureuses is not quite as bright as its peers. The nose here is a little more introspective than Cathiard’s Aux Reignots ‘11, but it has an interesting character with touches of sous-bois and wild mushroom infusing the red berry fruit. It is tightly wound at first, but opens in fine fashion, yet never quite attains the intensity of Roumier or Albert Bichot’s 2011 Amoureuses. It does not need to. The palate is medium-bodied with bright red cherry, redcurrant and citrus fruit, crisp tannins with a slightly angular finish. It does not quite have the depth of Roumier’s’11, but it possesses very fine tension and coalesces beautifully in the glass. This is a mercurial, but compelling, Amoureuses – one of the finest of this vintage. Tasted June 2014.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Full red. Very ripe, musky aromas of raspberry, crushed stone, underbrush and flowers. Juicy and penetrating, showing excellent grip and energy. More complex and less evolved than the Charmes, boasting excellent definition and saline complexity to its sappy red fruit flavors. Finishes with suave tannins and lingering notes of spices and flowers. This, too, has turned out very well.
Medium-deep red, paler than the Charmes. Nicely perfumed on the nose, with good lift and complexity to the aromas of dark raspberry, flowers and earth. Silky and thick in the mouth, but with plenty of energy to give shape to the black raspberry, mocha and coffee flavors. Mounts slowly on the very long finish, which features substantial ripe tannins. All of these Chambolles have a late-picked character but this very ripe wine is a bit less chocolatey than the others.