Bouchard Père & Fils | Burgundy, France
Chambolle-Musigny 2014
April 2017
91
Wine Spectator
A silky, caressing red, whose cherry, spice and anise flavors are in harmony with the fresh, balancing structure. Offers a fine, spicy finish.
A silky, caressing red, whose cherry, spice and anise flavors are in harmony with the fresh, balancing structure. Offers a fine, spicy finish.
From bottle, the 2017 Chambolle-Musigny Village confirms its strong showing from barrel, bursting with aromas of raspberries, cherries, sweet spices and dried flowers. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, broad and satiny, with lovely balance and depth of fruit at the core, ripe balancing acids and supple structuring tannins. This is a charming but serious Chambolle that will offer a broad drinking window.
Silky and exuding violet, blackberry and black currant, this red is about as alluring as a young Burgundy gets. It firms up on the finish with refined, cocoa powder tannins. Vibrant and long too.
The silky texture sets the pace for black currant, blueberry and violet aromas and flavors. Sleek and concentrated, with a lingering, spice tinged aftertaste.
Pretty aromas of violet, raspberry, cherry and incense introduce this elegant, finely wrought red, which has enough structure to develop, with harmony and a fresh, mouthwatering finish.
This is locked into attractive, spicy and quite exotic ripe cherries and pomegranates. Cherry-pastry notes too. The palate has a smoothly rendered and approachable, mellow-tannin bed with a supple, fleshy finish.
Supple and comfortably rich, this wine’s red fruit feels plump, even as there’s muscle in its stemmy tannins, firming up the finish. It lasts on earthy notes of tree bark and forest floor. With a few years of bottle age, the fruit should lengthen out to meet that woodland complexity.