The 2019 Chambolle-Musigny Aux Beaux Bruns 1er Cru, which was the first to be picked in the appellation this vintage, on September 10, has a well-defined bouquet of precise black cherry and light bilberry aromas, touches of sea spray just perceptible in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit tobacco and cracked black pepper toward the finish, making this one of the spiciest cuvées from the domaine. Good length here, but it leans toward the more austere side overall. (NM)

Pure mid purple, first to be picked, weighing in at 13%. There is ripe fruit on show up front but then a grainy texture behind, perhaps a wood tannin. Some blood orange notes which I associate with the presence of iron oxide in the soil. Not quite in harmony today until the finish which has a deep floral character. Notable persistence. This will certainly harmonise with a little more time in barrel. 7.5 barrels made.

A riper yet still agreeably fresh nose combines notes of red and dark cherry with those of earth and discreet spice wisps. There is both fine volume and richness to the caressing yet relatively powerful medium-bodied flavors that culminate in a vaguely rustic, youthfully austere and bitter cherry-inflected finish. This will require at least a few years of patience first.