1978 Remoissenet Père et Fils Chambolle-Musigny

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  1/20/2024 - Xavier94 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Delicious- great showing and this wine has had a chance to resolve (structurally) from the last few times I have tasted it. Rich, effusive and yet delicate and stylish. Lots of Chambolle charm on the nose and palate with integrated tannins, elegant acidity and tons of sous bois complexity presented in an attractive, complete fashion. 93(+?)

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  7/14/2021 - Xavier94 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Great stuff, though not quite the higher notes/dimension seen in other bottles of this (fruit sourcing from Vogue?) Tobacco dustings, soy sauce, bits of leather with dark cherry preserves/cherry aged in brandy type of a feel. Attractive Chambolle tannins; supple, rounded delicate. Opens up to more obvious sous bois and more powerful extract with air time. 91-92. The best bottles have hit closer to 93 points!! Wish I had a few more bottles, but isn't that always the case?

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  10/31/2020 - Xavier94 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Darker color than other bottles; rich, ripe cherry intact still with cardamom and baking spice, a whiff of chocolate and caramel add a sweetness that works well with the undergrowth/gamey flavors. Very attractive and rich, though takes a good 30 minutes to come into focus in the glass. 92(+) Lots of life yet in the particular bottle.

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  9/24/2020 - Xavier94 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Like the very best of these tasted, this bottle features the beautiful autumnal spices and tobacco smokiness that seems to float in the glass in a very aged Chambolle fashion. There is a soft, sweet quality in the mouth that buffers the fruit from any undue drying tannin. Based on the color, I would guess this was reconditioned but not refreshed (new cork). Marvelous at this level and significantly more elegant than the ‘69 Chambolle AC tasted multiple times. More structurally reminiscent to the ‘67 library release of this wine. Beautiful stuff.

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  7/25/2020 - Xavier94 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  new cork but legitimate color, more so than the '69 but who knows? Lovely elegant nose of aging red fruit with antique wooden furniture, wet soil, moss, various whispy sous bois inflections that make for a very airy, elegant experience. Shows more acidity and slightly leaner mouthfeel than the '69 or '67 but maybe its just age? Good mineral lift in the mouth and while the tannins are elegant, the remaining acidity does stick out a bit more than the lovely '67. This should hold for awhile yet. May never have quite the same richness of the '69? 91-92.

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