2010 Domaine Louis Jadot, Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru, Les Amoureuses

The 2010 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses is huge in this vintage, but it also finished its malo much later than the Baudes and is therefore in a much less mature state. It comes across as rich, deep and impressively layered. The wine gains finesse with time in the glass, as refined floral notes emerge to add complexity on the finish. It will be interesting to see where the Amoureuses goes over the next few years. There is no shortage of potential here.

(just 2-1/2 barrels made; along with the Musigny, this finished its malolactic fermentation very late and was racked just before the 2011 harvest): Bright medium red. Pristine, discreet aromas of blueberry, raspberry, cranberry, white pepper, minerals and blood orange: good luck finding this perfume in pinot noir made outside Burgundy. Suave, tight and high-pitched, with almost painful intensity to the razor-sharp fruit and saline mineral flavors. Youthfully imploded, virtually weightless wine with great back-end lift.