2019 Anne et Herve Sigaut

Chambolle Musigny

les Noirots 1er Cru 

 

94 Jasper Morris / 92  Burghound

 

$99.89/bottle - Buy Now

$209.89/1.5L - Buy Now

(ETA: 60 days - Limited)

 

 

"Not a well-known Chambolle premier cru but on this showing it deserves greater fame!" - Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

  

"Good stuff that should repay mid-term cellaring. Outstanding."

- Allen Meadows, Burghound

 

 

As Burgundy collectors are painfully aware, prices for household name Chambolle producers are now garnering gasps and chuckles. The Sigaut team are producing very respectable wines, and in a vintage like 2019, they are simply outstanding - BUT very limited due to the tiny production for 2019.

 

The Noirots vineyard is just north of the Chambolle-Musigny village itself. It covers a three-hectare (seven-acre) plot of land at the very base of the Côte d'Or escarpment.

 

 
 
 

2019 Sigaut Chambolle Musigny le Noirots 1er Cru

94 JM / 92 BH

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The vineyard is at the northern end of the commune, just north of Chambolle-Musigny village itself. It covers a three-hectare (seven-acre) plot of land at the very base of the Côte d'Or escarpment.

 

Anne loves this terroir, rich and generous, with 45 year old vines. There are some whole bunches here for the first time, 20%, given the plumper nature of this terroir, and that adds a lovely little tingle which stretches out the finish. Very dainty red fruits. This is not a well-known Chambolle premier cru but on this showing it deserves greater fame! Tasted: April 2021—Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

 

Tasting note: A ripe, spicy and beautifully layered nose speaks of liqueur-like aromas of cassis, violet and essence of dark cherry. The rich, even opulent, larger-scaled flavors manage to retain good refinement on the palate soaking, sappy and impressively persistent finish. Good stuff that should repay mid-term cellaring. Outstanding. –Allen Meadows, Burghound

 

2019 Sigaut Chambolle Musigny les Fuees 1er Cru

93 JM / 91 BH / 91 WA

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Fuees is a top Chambolle Musiggy Vineyard - an extension of the same slope as Bonnes Mares, which it borders to the southwest.

 

Pure mid purple with a heavenly fruit on the nose, and very little wood. Gains in suavity in the mouth, with both generosity and a fresh framework, light orange peel and some floral notes.—Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

 

Tasting note: A more elegant and spicier nose is notably ripe yet agreeably fresh nose of dark raspberry, sandalwood and a whiff of exotic tea. The sleeker and more refined medium weight flavors possess excellent vibrancy and detail while terminating in a saline-inflected, palate coating and lingering finish. This is on the riper side for Fuées, but the balance holds in well. Outstanding. –Allen Meadows, Burghound

 

The 2019 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées has turned out well, offering up inviting aromas of plums, orange rind and raspberries, complemented by subtle hints of violets and spices. Medium to full-bodied, sensual and enveloping, it's supple and charming, with a fleshy core of fruit, succulent acids and melting tannins.—William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

 

 

2019 Sigaut Chambolle Musigny les Gruenchers 1er Cru

90 BH

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The vineyard lies just below Fuees and Bonnes Mares

 

Note that this is sold under the Anne Sigaut label 

 

Tasting note: Notably ripe aromas of poached plum and slightly roasted pit fruit reflect additional notes of anise and an herbal garrigue-like note. The fleshy and seductively textured medium weight flavors possess good verve and richness before culminating in a dusty, youthfully austere and firmly structured finale. I like the complexity though this will need at least some forbearance as this is definitely firm.

 

2019 Sigaut Chambolle Musigny les Sentiers VV 1er Cru

93+ WA / 93 JM / 91 BH

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The vineyard lies below Bonnes Mares

 

\Note: from vines planted in 1947

 

Almost invariably the finest wine in the range, Sigaut's 2019 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Sentiers Vieilles Vignes doesn't disappoint, unwinding in the glass with notes of black cherry, wild berries, Indian spices and rose petals. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's layered and velvety, with excellent concentrated, lively acids and the most integrated profile of all these 2019s.—William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

 

Planted in 1947 and in good health. Plump purple in colour, while the bouquet is hard to assess from a bottle opened the previous day and showing just a light touch of oxidation. To be ignored since in the mouth the wine is very pure and with extra depth, filling the palate, the oak is perfectly in harmony and very persistent. Tasted: April 2021—Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy

 

Tasting note: Subtle wood can be found on the otherwise very ripe and layered aromas of dark cherry, raspberry, spice and discreet earth nuances. The rich medium-bodied and powerful flavors possess good intensity before terminating in a firmly structured and slightly raspy if impressively long finale. This moderately rustic and presently somewhat chewy effort is more Morey than Chambolle in 2018 and a wine that will need at least some forbearance. Outstanding. –Allen Meadows, Burghound

 

 
Ron van Vlaardingen

Fine Wine Sales Director

Grand Vin Wine Merchants

1003 4th Avenue E  | Olympia, WA  98506 | Office: 360.350.4896 x2

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