Chambolle Musigny, Les Cras, 1er Cru, 2024
At 0.87ha this is the biggest plot Ghislaine has, yielding just 5 barrels in 2024. Much more inviting and expressive than Fuées on the day, with creamy tannins, and succulent, very complete fruit over a firm mineral line. Salty, long, seductive and gorgeous. One of Barthod's higher Chambolle vineyard parcels, where the soil is very white and stony, strongly influenced by chalk and limestone; this is naturally very fresh, lifting and mineral, if often a little reserved in its youth.
critic reviews
The 2024 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras 1er Cru comprises five barrels from their hectare of vine that was perversely the highest volume among their Premier Crus. This has a gorgeous bouquet with lifted red cherry, strawberry and light sous-bois scents that blossom in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with clean, shimmering red fruit. Quite strict tannins, gentle grip, certainly the most mineral-driven of the Premier Crus with tea leaves and bay leaf on the aftertaste. Excellent.