Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle Musigny les Cras 1er Cru 2018 (750ML)

94-96 WA / 92-95 BH / 91-95 JM

The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras may well prove to be the highpoint of a magical portfolio chez Barthod, and it will be worth a special effort to seek out. Unwinding in the glass with scents of dark berries, raspberries, exotic spices, sweet soil tones and peonies, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and velvety, with a textural attack that segues into a deep and layered mid-palate, underpinned by bright acids and ripe tannins, before concluding with a long, perfumed and exquisitely mineral finish. William Kelley – The Wine Advocate

Tasting note: Here the nose is presently sufficiently reduced as to render an evaluation difficult. More interesting are the racy, intense and transparent middle weight flavors that brim with both minerality and dry extract where the latter helps to buffer the moderately austere, serious and strikingly long finale. I very much like the contrast between an almost delicate mid-palate and the bold, powerful and even muscular backend. Don’t Miss - Outstanding – Allen Meadows

Dark purple, slightly reductive nose. Then a really classy attack. This is often my favourite wine in the cellar and may well be again once the light reduction which gives a mix of blackcurrant leaf and a touch of torrefaction. Beautiful harmony otherwise and a fine long finish. Jasper Morris – Inside Burgundy