(SYP) PNP The nose drew you in with notes of sandal wood, red berries and powered milk. Smooth and weightless on the palate, with loads of red fruit. There was a touch of warmth and greenness, and the finish was minerally. Over the next few hours, it breathed to show toasted spice, herbs, earth and rose petals. Slight bitterness and unbalance to the finish. The first few glasses were better.
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Expectations were high but this didn’t quite the reach the highs I was hoping for and it probably suffered a bit in comparison to the Jamet cote Brune. The nose was wonderful and promised more than the palate delivered. It was a touch closed at first but did improve with air. The fruit was lovely and there were nice roasted coffee and pipe tobacco flavours with a cinnamon spiciness but I was hoping for a bit more concentration and elegance. Could be in a slightly closed phase. A treat to try though. 4+
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To be honest first day it was good but nothing that really impressed me all that much. Drank about 1/3, stuck it in the fridge with cork and tried again 2nd day.
2nd day was just pure joy to drink. Came off with very classic chambolle notes of lacey red strawberries and seamless acidity and tannins. I feel the wine is a bit closed on day one so drink it over two days if possible. Prolly a great medium term ager wine.
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Very light in color, which is telling me it's not that extracted. My second time with this producer, on the same wine and it did not deceive. Super floral, so great for the price. I get the hype now.
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The nose is very clean and pure. Compared to the bottle I tried 6 or 7 months ago this seemed like it is slightly shutting down. Needed a push to open up but seriously good wine for this level of appellation. At this point waiting on these a couple of years I think would be the best idea.
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PnP'ed. This started off a tad clenched, but grew (and grew) with air... Oh man, this was an extremely pretty wine (reminded me of the '15 Bertheau CM). Attractive florals - violets, lilies, some spices/stems, followed by raspberries & a tinge of cherry-liqueur, all becoming more pronounced with air/time in the glass. High-toned with great lift & purity, this caressed with satiny (dark)red cherries coating the palate. A beautiful village which would most certainly improve with some cellar age!
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Not bad, but this is very black-fruited, herbal and cool, very unlike Chambolle. Missing that red fruit/elegance expected. Is it like Leroy? Weight is certainly less. Palate keeps getting spicier and more complicated. 92-93
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Nok en god flaske. Klar transparent rød farge. Kompleks, parfymert og relativt kraftig aroma med preg av bringebær, roser, nype, krydder og lakris. I munn er den medium fyldig, bra syre/tannin nivå som gir fin ryggrad. God lengde. Deilig åpen vin som jeg opplever at har lagt på litt vekt siden først flaske for ca. 8 måneder siden. Luftet i 1 time.
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Samme som forrige 4/8/2020. Moden og drikkeklar. En av mine favoritter for tiden, koster drøye 800,- NKR, men i forhold til kvalitet så gir den god valuta i dagens Burgund marked.
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Shows a good balance of feminine and masculine character, with ample but never heavy dark red fruit (cherry pits, dark cherry/raspberry), herbs, fine spice, and a nice mineral impression. Good medium acidity throughout, with nice medium tannin providing interest on the back, though not more than moderately powerful. Still, there is slightly more structure than is expected of Chambolle here (and I tend to think Chambolle’s rep isn’t fair), with a slightly darker fruit profile. Somewhere around the mid point of classic and modern, but good modern. A very nice and charming Chambolle, with enough intruige to make me want to revisit it.
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Served blind. Entirely too young to assess, and a bit of a rollercoaster ride in the glass. Both this and the Vosne-Romanee are not speaking to their appellations at this stage.
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Enjoyed over two evenings. A little oak/vanilla initially but disappears quickly. Pure red fruit that is powerful but not in the slightest bit heavy. Outstanding villages. Drink or hold.
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Lett "cloudy" dyp rød farge. Åpne og kompleks aroma med områdets klassiske parfymerte preg og elementer som roseblad, blomster, svakt søtlig krydder, røkelse, kirsebær og fiken. I munn har den mykt anslag og akkurat nok syre og tannin til å bære den ut i en lang avslutning. Oppleves som drikkeklar, men vil sikkert holde fint i 10 år til. Unge vinbønder som sverger til 100% biodynamisk kultivering og stort fokus på kvalitet, dette gjenspeiler seg i sluttproduktet.
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The fruit is off 8 different plots from the same slope. It has an engaging nose of sandalwood spice and cherry. There’s a cool underlying stoniness in the mouth and it is a wine of grace and poise.
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3/4/2024 - LTTC wrote: 90 Points
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The nose drew you in with notes of sandal wood, red berries and powered milk. Smooth and weightless on the palate, with loads of red fruit. There was a touch of warmth and greenness, and the finish was minerally. Over the next few hours, it breathed to show toasted spice, herbs, earth and rose petals. Slight bitterness and unbalance to the finish. The first few glasses were better.
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10/18/2023 - Bullethead Likes this wine: 93 Points
Perfumed and pronounced, better on the first night than the second.
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8/21/2023 - Chris Davies Likes this wine: 92 Points
Expectations were high but this didn’t quite the reach the highs I was hoping for and it probably suffered a bit in comparison to the Jamet cote Brune.
The nose was wonderful and promised more than the palate delivered. It was a touch closed at first but did improve with air. The fruit was lovely and there were nice roasted coffee and pipe tobacco flavours with a cinnamon spiciness but I was hoping for a bit more concentration and elegance. Could be in a slightly closed phase. A treat to try though. 4+
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2/12/2023 - sung251 Likes this wine: 93 Points
To be honest first day it was good but nothing that really impressed me all that much. Drank about 1/3, stuck it in the fridge with cork and tried again 2nd day.
2nd day was just pure joy to drink. Came off with very classic chambolle notes of lacey red strawberries and seamless acidity and tannins. I feel the wine is a bit closed on day one so drink it over two days if possible. Prolly a great medium term ager wine.
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9/29/2022 - Hanibal Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wow young but so floral, crushed strawberries, significant follow through from start to finish. Special village
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1/22/2022 - EvoPeteMTL Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very light in color, which is telling me it's not that extracted. My second time with this producer, on the same wine and it did not deceive. Super floral, so great for the price. I get the hype now.
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11/11/2021 - Hanibal Likes this wine: 92 Points
The nose is very clean and pure. Compared to the bottle I tried 6 or 7 months ago this seemed like it is slightly shutting down. Needed a push to open up but seriously good wine for this level of appellation. At this point waiting on these a couple of years I think would be the best idea.
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7/5/2021 - Vas19 Likes this wine: 92 Points
A little bit of that iron fist in velvet glove going on here. Great complexity while still being light and elegant. Definitely upside from here.
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3/11/2021 - etyc Likes this wine:
PnP'ed. This started off a tad clenched, but grew (and grew) with air... Oh man, this was an extremely pretty wine (reminded me of the '15 Bertheau CM). Attractive florals - violets, lilies, some spices/stems, followed by raspberries & a tinge of cherry-liqueur, all becoming more pronounced with air/time in the glass. High-toned with great lift & purity, this caressed with satiny (dark)red cherries coating the palate. A beautiful village which would most certainly improve with some cellar age!
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3/5/2021 - Hanibal Likes this wine: 92 Points
The purity of the fruit is great. Already super enjoyable but has lots of upside
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1/24/2021 - hprphf wrote: 92 Points
Not bad, but this is very black-fruited, herbal and cool, very unlike Chambolle. Missing that red fruit/elegance expected. Is it like Leroy? Weight is certainly less. Palate keeps getting spicier and more complicated. 92-93
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1/3/2021 - R.H. Likes this wine:
plush and pure red fruit driven with a good spine. my first arnoux lachaux...excellent
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12/22/2020 - Bernt Olav wrote: 93 Points
Nok en god flaske. Klar transparent rød farge. Kompleks, parfymert og relativt kraftig aroma med preg av bringebær, roser, nype, krydder og lakris. I munn er den medium fyldig, bra syre/tannin nivå som gir fin ryggrad. God lengde. Deilig åpen vin som jeg opplever at har lagt på litt vekt siden først flaske for ca. 8 måneder siden. Luftet i 1 time.
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12/7/2020 - yuti1225 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lafon & Lachaux; 12/7/2020-12/8/2020: Very pure and elegant, with high-toned crushed cherry. Beautiful!
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11/1/2020 - Bernt Olav wrote: 93 Points
Igjen en flott flaske, Deilig åpen Chambolle! Samme som forrige..
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8/22/2020 - Jeongyahn Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very Sexy and Sensual!
Well-made as the Top Producer of Chambolle-Musigny
Excellent QPR
I want to drink once every two weeks.
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7/19/2020 - Bernt Olav wrote: 92 Points
Samme som forrige 4/8/2020. Moden og drikkeklar. En av mine favoritter for tiden, koster drøye 800,- NKR, men i forhold til kvalitet så gir den god valuta i dagens Burgund marked.
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7/1/2020 - JOsgood wrote:
Quite nice and pretty. Solid village wine.
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6/29/2020 - the godfather wrote:
Good nose, drinking well. Whole cluster very apparent
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6/25/2020 - Jeongyahn Likes this wine: 93 Points
Ripe and Fresh Redberry, Raspberry
Stem and Mint (80% Whole Clusters)
Floral, Musk and Soft Spices
slightly Dark-side Chambolle
(north facing vineyard on the upper slope)
But Very Chambolle (Zen styled and Feminine)
Gorgeous Mid-palate, Detailed
Fine-beaded Mineral
Almost 1er cru Quality
Well Balanced and Long Finish
The Scent is a little Austere now,
(unlike well opened NSG village)
The Palate is very Delicious now.
Lachaux's 17 vintage is magic!
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5/9/2020 - Robert Pavlovich Likes this wine:
Shows a good balance of feminine and masculine character, with ample but never heavy dark red fruit (cherry pits, dark cherry/raspberry), herbs, fine spice, and a nice mineral impression. Good medium acidity throughout, with nice medium tannin providing interest on the back, though not more than moderately powerful. Still, there is slightly more structure than is expected of Chambolle here (and I tend to think Chambolle’s rep isn’t fair), with a slightly darker fruit profile. Somewhere around the mid point of classic and modern, but good modern. A very nice and charming Chambolle, with enough intruige to make me want to revisit it.
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5/9/2020 - Alex G. wrote:
Served blind. Entirely too young to assess, and a bit of a rollercoaster ride in the glass. Both this and the Vosne-Romanee are not speaking to their appellations at this stage.
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5/9/2020 - lucaslabelle wrote: 91 Points
Soft, silky and feminine Chanbolle Musigny. Excited to taste again in a few years. Cheers Charles!
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4/10/2020 - B Paul wrote:
Enjoyed over two evenings. A little oak/vanilla initially but disappears quickly. Pure red fruit that is powerful but not in the slightest bit heavy. Outstanding villages. Drink or hold.
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4/8/2020 - Bernt Olav wrote: 92 Points
Lett "cloudy" dyp rød farge. Åpne og kompleks aroma med områdets klassiske parfymerte preg og elementer som roseblad, blomster, svakt søtlig krydder, røkelse, kirsebær og fiken. I munn har den mykt anslag og akkurat nok syre og tannin til å bære den ut i en lang avslutning. Oppleves som drikkeklar, men vil sikkert holde fint i 10 år til.
Unge vinbønder som sverger til 100% biodynamisk kultivering og stort fokus på kvalitet, dette gjenspeiler seg i sluttproduktet.
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1/22/2020 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
The fruit is off 8 different plots from the same slope. It has an engaging nose of sandalwood spice and cherry. There’s a cool underlying stoniness in the mouth and it is a wine of grace and poise.
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