2005 Louis Jadot Chambolle-Musigny
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Tasting notes
Both this year’s Bonnes Mares and the Jadot 2005 Musigny were fermented entirely with whole clusters. The latter exhibits a remarkable nose of black raspberry, kirsch, vanilla, incense, jasmin, as well as diverse mysterious forest floor and scintillating floral eminences. Incredibly rich and mouth-coating, it delivers a fabulously long finish of distilled fruit intensity and velvety richness, yet with face-slapping freshness and palpable chalkiness. Brown spices, flowers, and mineral nuances ride a crest of pure, sweet, positively viscous fruit, completely burying the wine’s tannins. Don’t get your hopes up: only around 50 cases of this will be bottled.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate
More reviews and scores
Good full red-ruby. Black fruits, tar and minerals on the nose. Rich, chewy and sweet, with lovely inner-palate energy. Has more life than many of the village Chambolles I tried in November. Lardiere describes this one as "mostly a Jadot vinification." (I slightly preferred this wine to a leaner and more tannic Vosne villages that was not vinified by Jadot.)
About the producer
Louis Jadot is arguably the most consistent négociant house in Burgundy. It has managed to straddle both the entry-level and fine wine market, while retaining respect in both.