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2015 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Chambolle Musigny

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Vintages
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Winemaker François Millet finds a lot of tension in the young 2015s but on the damp day I tasted these wines in November they stood out more for their density, flamboyant power and almost chocolatey ripeness. The estate harvested between September 3 and 7 under what Millet described as “perfect, cool conditions.” He went on: “Two thousand fifteen was a drought year but not a heat-wave growing season. The drought was responsible for the concentration of the wines. But the pHs are not above 3.4, which explains the vintage’s combination of freshness and power.” Millet, who has a very wide vocabulary to describe the nature of the fruit produced every year, described 2015 as “a lot of black fruits, sorbet fruits, very ripe but fresh."

Yields were just 20 to 25 hectoliters per hectare, as “not a lot of juice came out of the press.” Alcohol levels, said Millet, are “a good 13%,” owing to the severe drought conditions in July followed by “just enough rain in August.” The wines were racked in July following the malos and had been racked a second time shortly before my vintage “to remove the lees.”