Jean Grivot, Chambolle Musigny Combe d'Orveau

Jean Grivot, Chambolle Musigny Combe d'Orveau(from the villages portion of the vineyard). An elegant, pure, airy and quite cool red berry fruit nose leads to impressively intense and complex middle weight flavors that are not only long but palate staining. This is a terrific villages that easily approaches 1er quality. (89 92) 2017+

it dazzles right out of the gate

tobacco and woodsy aromas and flavors

(from a 1 ha parcel of 40+ year old vines)

oak-spiced finish

While this is delicious and classy

the somewhat deeper Taylor's balances the tannins differently)

yet incorporates a small amount of Syrah from Les Bedines

this is a clear notch up in elegance and is clearly finer with an ultra high-toned floral and spice-infused nose that is almost completely closed in though this may be due to a subtle touch of reduction and I would suggest decanting this if you’re going to try a bottle young

The 2001 Sorì San Lorenzo is all about finesse and texture

balance and length

hard candy

black cherry and warm earth