Lucie & Auguste Lignier Chambolle-Musigny Les Bussieres

Nice red fruit, slight hint of green but integrated, slight spice, lingering finish. Reminiscent of a cross between a burgundy and Loire cab franc. Slight earth.

Drinking very nicely at the moment. Strawberries, some balsamic and sour cherries on the nose. On the palate, good acidity but no real tannins to speak of, but more sour cherries, some cola, spices, a hint of leather and sous bois. Not a "wow" wine but very nicely balanced and very drinkable, both with and without food. You don't need to be a Burgophile to like this wine.

My third bottle of four, but the first for me to actually write up here. Gorgeous nose of pretty red berry fruit, flowers, a little barnyard and some baking spices. It's the type of wine that you just want to keep on going back to smell it over and over again, which is one of the reasons why I love Chambolles so much. The palate did not quite live up to the nose as it was fairly tart with the …

Lean chambolle from a lean vintage

With DM. This begins with a very appealing nose of dark strawberry fruit, sausage meat and then with air some baking spices, carrying over to the palate which is dark in profile, showing darker plums on the front palate to lighter Jolly Rancher watermellon candy on the finish. While the palate delivers good flavor, I am struck by what seems to be the complete absence of tannin and structure here. This is like a well-fruited Gatorade, but devoid of energy …