Lucien Le Moine Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 2018

Lucien Le Moine Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses 2018

followed by gorgeously rich

floral and stone elements that confer serious depth onto the red

Powerfully authoritative flavors that ooze glycerin and fruit extraction are also elegant and harmonious

The textured and velvety broad-shouldered flavors also enjoy stunningly good concentration and power while displaying an almost pungent minerality on the powerful and borderline painfully intense finish that just goes on and on

By contrast the elegant and refined flavors are a good deal more reserved that are like silk on the mid-palate though the hugely long and moderately finish tightens up in a real rush

fully mature

Delamotte Blanc de Blancs NV has textbook chalkiness

this is pretty and perfectly nice but it's not a great Musigny

made from grapes grown by David Abreu at his estate vineyards in Napa

a touch of beef blood and iron and something floral and refined

It exhibits a deep ruby/purple hue in addition to abundant aromas of smoky oak

An intensely spicy and floral red berry and cassis-suffused nose merges seamlessly into impressively rich and full-bodied middle weight flavors that possess just a hint of minerality on the hugely long and palate staining finish