2014 Maison Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru

Wine Advocate (WA)

The 2014 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru contains 10% whole cluster fruit. It has a fragrant, floral bouquet with rose petals infusing the soft red cherry and strawberry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, ripe red cherry and strawberry fruit. Lovely balance here, quite mellow but with fine poise towards the finish. This is very fine. --Neal Martin, Nov 2015

Burghound (BH)

As one would reasonably expect this is much more elegant with its highly perfumed and ultra-pure essence of red currant and wide ranging floral elements that are trimmed in sandalwood and anise nuances. The stony and saline middle weight flavors possess laser-like delineation along with good richness and volume, all wrapped in a firm and ever-so-mildly austere finale that also makes it clear that this is built-to-age, indeed it will very like require 10 to 12 years of bottle age to reach its apogee. In a word, terrific.

Vinous Media (VM)

Medium red. Redcurrant and red cherry aromas are complicated by hints of leather and underbrush. More mineral- and soil-driven than the village wine, with its silky texture enlivened by a saline quality. This rather elegantly styled wine finishes with fine-grained tannins and subtle lingering sweetness. -Stephen Tanzer