2023 Chambolle-Musigny, Les Amoureuses, Joseph Drouhin

Like many of the wines in the range, this too is exuberantly floral with its airy, ripe and elegant aromas of black cherry, kirsch and exotic jasmine tea. The succulent, rich and overtly mineral-driven flavors possess bright acidity on the balanced and sappy finish that is also shaped by dense but fine-grained tannins. This is quintessential Amoureuses and a wine of lace, grace and class. ~ (95) Allen Meadows, Burghound 4-1-2025

The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru is a more tightly wound Les Petit-Monts, but it unfolds with touches of dark berry fruit, cola and wilted rose petal, with more blue fruit surfacing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe tannins. Some wood tannins are evident but will be subsumed with time. This is a Les Amoureuses that will require time, with light peppery notes toward the rounded, quite persistent finish. ~ (95) Neal Martin, Vinous 1-1-2025

Cask sample. Real sweetness on the nose and front – flowers and nougat and Turkish delight, dried rose petals and hibiscus. A jigsaw puzzle of flavours and soft yet emphatic, curl-curve-cut tannins. This has real glow. Persistent glow and sweetness hazing into ethereal, fine-haze bitterness. Lovely stemmy savouriness and herb stems woven into the tannins. The weave of tannins is superb. A beauty. Lift and soar on the finish. ~ (17) Tamlyn Currin, JancisRobinson.com 11-7-2024

The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses is terrific, wafting from the glass with aromas of raspberries and cherries mingled with rose petals and blood orange. Medium to full-bodied, with a deep, cool core of fruit, suave tannins and a long, perfumed finish, this is well worth seeking out. ~ (95) William Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 1-30-2025