2009 Chambolle Musigny Les Cabottes

The 2009 Chambolle-Musigny is a new offering for Tremblay. The wine reveals gorgeous inner perfume and rich fruit very much in the style of the year but with slightly more exuberance than one might expect at the village level. It is a great effort within its peer group. Tasted from tank. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2019. Cecile Tremblay is one of Burgundy’s emerging young growers. I was very impressed with all of the wines I tasted. Tremblay farms four hectares of vineyards across eleven appellations. She favors lengthy macerations (the 2009s spent 30 days on the skins) with no chaptalization or acidification. The percentage of whole clusters varies from wine to wine and can reach 100% at the grand cru level. The wines stay on the lees with no racking until they are prepared for bottling. New oak ranges from 20% for the village wines to 70% for the Grand Crus. These are striking wines, but there is every reason to believe the best is yet to come from this small, high-quality domaine. Importer: Peter Weygandt, Unionville, PA; tel. (610) 486-0800

Loose and sweet and lacking a bit of concentration. Too much stewed coffee aroma. (JR)

(the first vintage for this wine, from three parcels, including a high percentage of old vines) Liqueur-like red fruits on the nose. Fat and moderately sweet, in a supple style. Conveys a chocolatey ripeness but good tangy berry flavors. Finishes with rather soft tannins. This will be bottled in January or February.