2008 Louis Jadot, Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses - Magnum 1.5L

WA92

Jadot’s 2008 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses still carried considerable residual CO2 in February, 2010 after having stretched its malo through almost the entire second half of 2009, but had shaped up nicely by April and exhibited only slight perturbation after bottling late that month. Lardiere felt the fruit here could support a substantial portion of stems and whole clusters in the fermentor, and the result displays strong notes of licorice, green herbs, and underbrush. There is a focused concentration of tart blackberry underlain by rich, saline meat stock and crushed stone, and as the wine developed (both in cask and from the open-bottle) it acquired the further complexity of tonka nut, licorice, ginger, and decadent lily perfume. This bright, elegant, yet palpable extract-rich expression of its great site should be worth following for at least 15 years.