2015 Chambolle-Musigny La Vougeraie

An elegant, pure and notably high- toned nose blends notes of airy red pinot fruit with hints of cherry, lavender, spice and lilac. The racy, intense and admirably well- delineated also exhibit ample minerality on the impressively well- balanced, lilting and persistent finish. This is a terrific Chambolle villages.

Very perfumed nose of Chambolle typicity and elegance. Tannic but not too forceful. Linear and limpid with an intense, fresh finish. A beautiful village bottling.

The 2015 Chambolle-Musigny Village includes fruit from Les Baudes and Les Gruenchers (same as previous years), consisting of seven barrels from seven different vineyards according to winemaker Pierre Vincent. To be honest, I found this just a little disjointed at first, as if those vineyards were singing from different hymn sheets. Maybe they just need time? The palate is medium-bodied and demonstrated more cohesion than the aromatics, quite peppery in style especially towards the crunchy, structured finish. I suspect this will improve by the time it is bottled.

Around of fifth of this wine comes from the Premiers Crus of Les Baudes and Gruanchers, which helps to explain why it's so impressive for a village wine. But it's still something of a bargain, expressing classic Chambolle perfume, nuance and elegance. Fresh, long and refined, with filigree tannins and crunchy acidity. 2018-26