Domaine Hudelot-Baillet Chambolle Musigny Les Charmes 2020
- v91-93
- bh92
Category | Red Wine |
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Brand | Domaine Hudelot-Baillet |
Origin | France, Burgundy, Chambolle-Musigny |
Domaine Hudelot-Baillet is a true Chambolle-Musigny producer with cellars in the town as well as holdings entirely within the appellation. The domaine was created in 1981 by Joël Hudelot (inherited largely from his father Paul) and his wife Chantal Baillet. Joël retired in 2004 and passed along the reins to his son-in-law Dominique Le Guen, who had been working with him at the domaine since 1998. The viticultural philosophy at Hudelot-Baillet is organic though the domaine is not technically certified. There are no insecticides used and sexual confusion is employed instead to combat problematic bugs. The harvest is performed manually with sorting work done in the vineyards and again at the cuverie if necessary. The fruit is 100% destemmed, and the new oak program averages 30% for the villages wines, 40% for the 1ers and 50% for the Bonnes Mares. The wines are given 12 to 18 months of élevage before being bottled, generally without fining or filtration. Hudelot describes his intended style as one of finesse, succinctly explaining that "all of my appellations are in Chambolle and finesse is what we do best."
Vinous
- v91-93
The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes ler Cru is very pure on the nose, quite intense like the Vieilles Vignes with verging on ostentatious black cherry and cassis fruit, very floral and not shy in the slightest. The palate restores order with some gorgeous red berry fruit, slightly gourmand in style, almost gamey towards the finish that feels very long. Succulent 'n sexy.
Burghound
- bh92
Moderate wood frames the ripe and agreeably fresh aromas of cherry, plum, dark currant and a whiff of violet. The intense and again solidly dense flavors possess a caressing mouthfeel before terminating in a saline and youthfully austere finale. This too is quite firmly structured though in this case there is a bit more refinement. 89-92
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