2014 Chambolle-Musigny Aux Combottes 1er Cru

"There was just enough ripeness in 2014," reported Ghislaine Barthod, who began harvesting on September 14."The wines have good energy and they are easily digestible and classic." When I asked her which vintage had more phenolic ripeness, 2014 or 2013, she chose 2014 but noted that "2013 is a special case." Barthod told me that vine yields were very irregular in 2014, in some cases similar to those of the previous year but in others about 15% higher. The wines were still in barrels when I tasted them in December and Barthod was on the verge of making small sulfur additions. She expected to bottle the '14s with between 12. 5% and 12. 7% alcohol, following a bit of chaptalization.