1961 Averys Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses

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  8/23/2017 - ESTEELE90 Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Decanted off the sediment carefully. Color is still an intense ox blood/garnet red turning a very slight orangey brown at the rim. The nose and palate were intensely complex and ever evolving over the course of the night demanding their full attention. Upfront soft and soothing red berries both sweet and tart, orange peel, and passionfruit are cradled by damp, cool alpine forest floor, lightly herbal menthol, summer fields of lilac, jasmine, violets and lavender and a dashingly handsome streak of mineralité reminiscent of crushed and powdered granite. As the wine unfolds tertiary notes of decay arise showing cigar box, heavily worn leather, button mushrooms and a spice box like walking through the finest middle eastern bazaar. The midpalate is lush, lithe, ethereal and laser focused all at once. The tannins are completely resolved like those of day-old tea and are incredibly refined. The acidity is gentle, appetite whetting and gives grace to this through focusing the fruits while balancing them with the herbal and earth notes. The finish may yet be the best part of this wine as it goes on for what seems like several minutes and evolved from crisp cranberries to tart cherries which then faded into cinnamon, allspice, clove, nutmeg, star anise and then into an immensely satisfying mineralité. I wasn't sure what to expect from this bottle upon opening but it quickly turned into my top two wine experiences of my life. Bravo!

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