Chambolle Musigny, Gruenchers, 1er Cru, 2023
The most seductive and downright gorgeous Gruenchers Ghislaine has made. A nose of cherry blossom and super ripe cherries, the palate is silky and sensual yet so clear. The rich kirsch and berry fruit is offset by a wonderful stone and mineral dimension. Wonderful. A very stony vineyard that transmits this character to the wine with a very savoury, mineral almost flinty character. The vines are now 60 years old. Ghislaine was fortunate enough to buy this vineyard from Pousse d’Or in 2009.
critic reviews
The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Les Gruenchers 1er Cru has a little reduction on the nose, yet one can still detect the very finely delineated ripe strawberry and cranberry scents coiled up alongside hints of orange pith and potpourri. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. It has a notch more in the way of ripeness and opulence, with a tad candied on the finish hinting at slightly later-picked fruit, though it retains control on the peppery finish that falls away a little quicker than Barthod's other cuvées.