Chambolle Musigny, Les Sentiers, 1er Cru, 2019

Earthier and more muscular than the Hauts Doix. Rich, dense but velvety. Very much a mini Bonnes-Mares. The fruit is dark and autumnal, clenched by fine-grained tannins. Clearly polished and deep but this will need time to unwind. Once coaxed out of the glass the flavours are impressively ripe and intense, framed by a wonderfully rounded tannic structure. A parcel of 80-year-old vines situated below Bonnes Mares planted on iron-rich clay soils giving full, structured wines. All fermented with whole bunches and aged in a maximum of 20% new wood.