Jacques Frederic Mugnier Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Amoureuses 2012 allocation_with_price and coffee

and coffee

all wrapped in bitter cherry pit-inflected

high tannins

Mugnier made first-rate '98s and the Amoureuses is one of the clear successes of the vintage with its higly expressive and wonderfully complex nose that has gone secondary yet remains quite fresh

precise and beautifully chiseled

Jacques Frederic Mugnier Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Amoureuses 2012 allocation_with_price and coffeeA markedly ripe yet fresh and cool nose offers up a beguiling array of spice, floral and stone elements that confer serious depth onto the red, blue and black pinot fruit aromas. The mouth feel of the medium bodied flavors is also silky and mineral driven and the palpable sense of refinement is enhanced by the super fine grained tannins on the hugely long, firm and beautifully balanced finale.