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

93-95 WA / 92-94 VM / 92-94 BH

The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Véroilles is brilliant, unwinding in the glass with a beautiful bouquet of cherries, red berries, blood orange, peonies and rose hips, complemented by subtle soil tones and a deft framing of oak. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and multidimensional, it's long and intense, concluding with a finish that's more searingly mineral than even Barthod's Cras this year. William Kelley – The Wine Advocate

The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny Les Véroilles 1er Cru has a very precise bouquet with perfumed, extremely well focused red fruit infused with rose petals. The palate is defined by filigreed tannins, and the fruit gains weight toward one of the most impressive finishes from Ghislaine Barthod, delivering real mineralité and tension. Highly recommended. Neal Martin – Vinous Media

Tasting note: A fresh and cool nose is also notably ripe with its slightly jammy aromas of dark berries, cassis and poached plum. There is terrific volume to the intensely stony medium weight flavors that possess almost painful intensity while exhibiting stunningly good length on the bitter cherry-inflected finish. This is a beautiful combination of finesse and punch though I underscore once again that this too will require extended patience. Sweet Spot - Outstanding – Allen Meadows