92+

Stephen Tanzer

Vinous

Bright ruby-red. Briary red raspberry and boysenberry aromas show a touch of youthfully reduction. Higher-pitched and more imploded than the village offering, offering superb energy for the vintage. Possesses the thickness of the vintage but the dominant impression today is of a vertical wine with sharp definition. Redder in its fruit character than the Chambolle villages, lifted by high notes of rose petal, pungent minerals and spices. Delivers wonderful energy for the vintage. 11/2017

92+

William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

The 2015 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru, derived from young vines in the Musigny, offers up a lovely bouquet of black cherry, summer fruits, caramelized citrus peel and subtle espresso roast. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, supple and fragrant, with sappy acids, good concentration and a chalky chassis of tannin. Like the Chambolle Villages, this was rather dramatic in barrel but it's now beginning to shut down. The philosophical François Millet recapitulated the history of the 2015 vintage, which he describes as "a sublime year" which remains resolutely "terroir driven" despite its ripeness and concentration. It was a trying season, he reminded me, with a dry summer alleviated by rain—but not too much rain—at the critical moment in August. "It was quite stressful, because at the beginning we didn't know that it would have a happy ending," he reflected. It was also a year of abundant structure, where "it was not necessary to push." The ensuing range of wines is very fine, including a Bonnes Mares which ranks high among recent vintages, and a beautiful Musigny Vieilles Vignes which I suspect will evolve at a glacial pace. 04/2018