The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru, matured with 40% whole bunch, has an intense, feisty bouquet with hints of fresh prune permeating the red and blue fruit; precocious floral scents emerge with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and very refined (more so than the aromatics at the moment). The multifaceted, satin-like finish lingers long in the mouth. Not the very best Les Amoureuses that I have encountered from Drouhin at this stage, but it delivers exactly what this wine should offer.

40% whole bunch. Cask sample. Deep cherry red. Seductive dark-red fruit. Very ripe cherry but the fruit smells fresh not jammy. Both spice and a light floral note as well. Chewy, dense and yet over-delivers on generous fruit even with all this tannin framework. The tannins are the freshness here, it seems. Dry and refined. Not typical perhaps but very good. (JH)