Chambolle Musigny Amoureuses, Domaine Mugnier 2022

As expected, the 2022 Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru is a noticeable step up from the Bonnes-Mares, as it is every year. Gorgeous red berries, wild hedgerows, and orange pith are mixed with light tertiary scents. The dark berry fruit is laced with black tea and framed by edgy tannins. There’s very good tension in this Amoureuses, and the finish is tremendously long and vibrant. Sophisticated and long-term, it will gracefully mature over 20 or 30 years. Divine. (Drink between 2027-2050)

Forward, supple, and dense, the 2022 vintage is the very archetype of Chambolle Amoureuses, featuring a supple, plummy fruit of great purity with marvellous hints of star anise and pepper spice and an undercurrent of dark chocolate. The texture is supple and lush, yet there is no lack of structure. We are squarely back in a 'sunny' vintage, but Frédéric Mugnier says there is 'an element of optimism' surrounding global warming. To judge from his work here, he must be correct, for this wine is thrillingly delicious. (Drink between 2025-2050)