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2009 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru "Les Cras"

2009 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru "Les Cras"

95JG
94BH
94RP
93ST
$439.99

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95

John Gilman

Reviewed December 2010
Ghislaine Barthod has made one of the most magical bottles of her entire career with her 2009 les Cras. The bouquet is deep, pure and beautifully reserved, as it offers up a very pure mélange of red and black cherries, blood orange, raw cocoa, both violets and roses, a touch of vanillin oak and a gloriously complex base of minerality. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, very pure and flat out stunning, with a great core of sappy fruit, ripe, suave tannins, sound acids and great length and grip on the utterly compelling finish. A great young bottle of les Cras. (Drink between 2020-2060)

Professional Reviews

94

Burghound

Review Date: 01/2012
This is also exceptionally fresh and bright with relatively deeply pitched aromas of primarily red and blue pinot fruit that are in keeping with the rich and intensely mineral-driven medium-bodied flavors that possess excellent depth of material on the firm, long and gorgeously balanced finish. This is terrific juice though note that patience is part of the price of entry. A knockout. *Outstanding*

94

Wine Advocate

Review Date: 04/2012
The 2009 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras is loaded with class and energy. There is tremendous energy in the glass as layers of dark cherries, mint, graphite, crushed rocks, spices and licorice gain volume and breath through the mid-palate and finish. I very much like the intensity and focus here. The Cras is going to need at least another few years in bottle, but it is shaping up to be truly stellar. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2029. (AG)

93

Int'l Wine Cellar

Review Date: 04/2012
Good medium red. Aromas of musky raspberry, coffee and earth, with a note of sappy cherry emerging with air. Large-scaled and silky in texture but utterly unevolved today, coming across as dry and uncompromising. This youthfully imploded wine is distinctly linear today and will need extended aging to ripen in the bottle. Strong mineral and menthol notes carry through to the long aftertaste. An austere 2009 with substantial dusty tannins, but built for long life. (ST) 93+

Notes

"Ghislaine makes wines that are so shimmeringly pure that in many ways epitomize what Chambolle-Musigny and hence, Burgundy, is all about," wrote Eric Asimov in the New York Times in 2008. Though the domaine was established in the 1920s, it wasn't until 1989, three years after Ghislaine Barthod took control of her family's estate, that Barthod was able to bottle all of their own wine. Hers is a small estate, only 5.86 hectares, where the average vine age is more than 30 years old. The .86 hectares of vines that make up Les Cras are part of four vineyards that surround the Bonnes Mares cru. The site produces structured wines, perhaps the most structured of Barthod's range. For aging.

Details

OriginChambolle Musigny, Burgundy, France
Type/VarietalPinot Noir
SKU1090027