Lucien Le Moine Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Sentiers 2021

Lucien Le Moine Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Sentiers 2021

black currants

From a vineyard well-situated between Le Pin and Trotanoy

Full-bodied and tannic

with savoriness that’s hard to articulate

soft spice and game hints

A much more floral-inflected nose is equally fresh and ripe with a broader range of spice elements adding breadth to the pretty red and blue pinot fruit aromas that are trimmed in noticeable if not invasive wood

and it is even better out of bottle than it was in barrel

The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Paradise Hills Vineyard (1

but with velvety tannin and stunning purple and black fruits

and an almost Graves-like scorched earth character

resinous element that will surely surface over the next decade or so

pure and dense