Chambolle-Musigny, Les Amoureuses, 1er Cru, La Grâce des Argiles, 2024
Very aromatic and rather arresting whole bunch aromatics – essential oils, lavandin, petitgrain, and then gosh the texture. If you come to Amoreuses for texture, look no further; this is a glowing, floating caress of a wine, lower in register than the Bonne Mares before, a real purr of fruit that strokes the palate. Absolutely seamless as it fans out across the palate, seductive fruit with a seam of saline freshness. There’s more, the challenge is decoding it all. Glorious. These two Amoureuses make so much sense in 2024!
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The 2024 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru is also 100% whole cluster. Like the Les Sentiers, the stems come through on the nose and, at the moment, slightly occlude the fruit underneath. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy blackberry and raspberry fruit. Fine acidity, cohering nicely towards the finish that has the weight and concentration you want from this vineyard. Again, it will require time in bottle but I do wonder about the use of 100% whole bunch here.