Winemaker Notes
This is a feminine wine, elegant and delicate with fine tannins and fruity, spicy aromas and flavors.
Pairs perfectly with filet mignon, game and strong cheeses such as Reblochon.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
An excellent balance of finesse and depth, showing aromas of dried strawberries, fresh flowers, blueberry bush, wet bark, blood oranges and citrus peel. The silken, textural palate has an elusive yet rounded mouthfeel, fine-grained tannins and a bright acidity that finishes polished. From a great premier cru that exudes class. Drink or hold.
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Jasper Morris
Mid ruby. There is not a lot more on the nose, but considerably greater generosity of fruit on the palate, absolutely fills the mouth, raspberry seedless, covers any tannins and with adequate acidity. Very long. Note that in 2023 there are some whole bunches in all the Jadot Chambolle wines. Barrel Sample: 93-95
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Wine Spectator
A kernel of cherry and blackberry is submerged, giving way today to a dense, wiry structure. Mineral, black pepper and sweet oak notes add depth, while this red leaves a lasting impression of freshness and red fruit. Offers a chalky, stony finish.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées (Domaine Louis Jadot) offers up aromas of raspberries, orange zest, spices and petals, followed by a medium to full-bodied, pure and mineral palate that's penetrating and saline.
Barrel Sample: 91-93 -
Vinous
The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Les Fuées 1er Cru possesses much more intensity than the Les Baudes, with more vibrant red fruit and mineralité underscored by light autumn bonfire scents. The palate is medium-bodied and well balanced with fine tannins. This is not a powerful or voluptuous Chambolle yet I appreciate the deft spiciness on the finish. Drink over the next ten to twelve years.
Barrel Sample: 91-93
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.