2015 Chambolle Musigny Les Cras
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The 2015 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras, which includes around 15% stem addition, was showing a slight reduction on the nose, underneath dark berry, raspberry coulis and a touch of dried fig. The palate is medium-bodied but the oak needs to be more subsumed into the fruit - it sticks out a little here and dominates the finish. Hopefully it will knit together during the remainder of its élevage. I simply may have caught this on a bad day.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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Good dark red, if not as saturated as the Vosne-Romanée villages . Less dark in its fruit character even if it's fully ripe, with the nose offering scents of raspberry, strawberry, mocha and smoke. Fat and smooth in the mouth, showing a subtle saline character and good chocolatey depth if not quite the clarity or intensity of the village Vosne. Méo made this wine with some whole clusters (he destemmed most of his 2015s) but he told me he's "not convinced." More serious and tannic on the back end than usual for this cuvée but ripe and persistent.