Louis Jadot Chambolle-Musigny 2015
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Pair with delicate dishes that are not too spicy, like red meat, game, and cheese.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: We, in the wine trade, say that Pinot Noir is the most seductive red wine of all. While Cabernet Sauvignon is robust and firm, and Syrah is dense and earthy, Pinot Noir shows a silkiness that cannot be found anywhere else. The 2015 Louis Jadot Chambolle-Musigny is delicate and refined but was slow to evolve as I tasted it. Perhaps, like many Pinot Noirs worldwide, this wine just needed a moment to gather itself. With aeration, this wine blossomed. TASTING NOTES: This wine is bright and pure. Its subtle aromas and flavors of tart strawberries and dried leather. It took a little bit of time, but suggestions of earth and chalk finally emerged. Its complex nuances should pair it famously with lightly-seasoned grilled lamb chops. (Tasted: August 14, 2018, San Francisco, CA)
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Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Chambolle-Musigny represents the charm of the Côte de Nuits district of Burgundy. But you’ll find that term mainly in reference to the vineyards in its southern stretches, which border Clos Vougeot: the Grand Cru of Le Musingy and in part, its neighboring and most exceptional Premier Cru, Les Amoureuses. Some producers argue for the primacy of Les Amoureuses and its eligibility for Grand Cru status given its wines can sometimes surpass other Grands Crus.
Le Musigny ranks on par with the most acclaimed Grands Crus for Pinot Noir: Romanée-Conti, La Tâche, Richebourg, Chambertin, and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. It is also the only Grand Cru in Côte de Nuits for Chardonnay. All of the others are in Côte de Beaune.
This village can in fact claim only two Grands Crus vineyards and—in the context of breaking down the minutiae—they are markedly different. Bonnes-Mares, the other one at the far northern end above the village, bordering Morey-St-Denis, offers power, strength and great aging potential. But Chambolle-Musigny includes a nice handful of exceptional Premiers Crus, as noted above with Les Amoureuses as the finest. Le Fuees and Les Cras are other noteworthy Premiers Crus.
Overall, a top Chambolle-Musigny offers pure aromas of violets, dark cherry and damp earth, coupled with a velvety elegance, supple mid-palate, an abundance of black and red berry, and finesse and power through a long and fine-grained finish.