Louis Jadot Chambolle-Musigny Les Sentiers Premier Cru 2016
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Robert
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Although very small Chambolle-Musigny is a very famous village located in the Côte de Nuits. The « Sentiers » premier cru is located to the North of the village, next to "Les Baudes" and below the Grand Cru « Bonnes Mares », next to Morey-Saint-Denis, on a very stony soil.
Les Sentiers is a very elegant wine, very typical of this appellation.It shows aromas of morello cherry, violet and pepper. It is full and very dense with delicate tanins.
This Premier Cru will be a nice companion to beef, lamb and not too strong cheeses.
This wine will be able to be kept 10 to 15 years according to the vintages, in good conditions of humidity and temperature.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Sentiers has a light, quite conservative, tertiary bouquet with touches of cedar and tobacco. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, well-judged acidity and a low-key but pleasingly precise finish that blossoms with aeration. Very fine.
Range: 90-92
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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.