2023 Chambolle Musigny

The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Village was matured in 25% new oak with 40% whole bunch. This has a lovely bouquet with floral red berry fruit laced with crushed stone. It has impressive definition. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe red fruit, fine grip, tension and very nicely articulated terroir articulated on the sapid finish. This is a classy Chambolle Village that will give more pleasure than you expect. Heresztyn-Mazzini is an estate that I have visited regularly for a decade now. They might not be one of Gevrey's "superstars," but they have been producing excellent wine for several years. Underlying their success is a cluster of choice holdings, biodynamic vineyard husbandry and an attention to detail in the winery, where I find assiduous use of whole clusters. Their 2023s may well be the finest set of releases so far, perhaps better than the 2022s. "We did a green harvest in July for two weeks. There was a lot of rain that month, so we used silica when it was dry, which helped with the structure of the wine. I had never seen such a precocious vintage. Picking began on September 7 and the average yield was around 35 hl/ha."