Chambolle Musigny Amoureuses, Louis Jadot 2015

**Note: from a small .12 ha parcel**
Tasting note: While the fruit profile is similar to that of the Fuées, the spice and floral nuances are more prominent. The rich and almost surprisingly full-bodied flavors possess outstanding volume along with ample minerality on the impressively long and refined finish. As pretty and classy as this is, it's not necessarily any more complex or persistent than the Fuées though that of course may change with time.

The 2015 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses has a detailed bouquet, complex as you would expect from such a propitious vineyard, touches of chalk and granite infusing the red and black fruit, beautifully focused and gaining intensity all the time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, tensile and focused, full of energy with a structured, more masculine finish than I was anticipating. Therefore, it will need several years in bottle but should turn out to be a long-term contender. Expect it to land at the top of my banded score post-bottling.