📌 Description
Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes 2022 – Domaine Christian Clerget is a Pinot Noir of great elegance, from one of the most renowned climats of the Côte de Nuits. This wine embodies the quintessence of Chambolle’s style: floral delicacy, fruit intensity, and a velvety texture of rare finesse.
🍇 Grape Variety
100% Pinot Noir.
Burgundy’s emblematic grape expresses itself here with subtlety: cherry, raspberry, peony, gentle spices, and a refined mineral touch.
🌍 Region / Country
Burgundy – Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru (Côte de Nuits, France).
The Les Charmes climat rests on light clay-limestone soils, giving the wine elegance, purity, and remarkable precision.
🌡️ Serving Temperature
Serve between 15 and 16 °C (59–61 °F). Decant for 45 minutes to 1 hour in its early years.
⏳ Ageing Potential
12 to 20 years.
• 2024–2028: youthful brilliance, marked by freshness and generosity.
• 2029–2036: peak, ideal balance of fruit, flowers, and complexity.
• After 2037: evolution toward tertiary notes of truffle, leather, and forest floor.
👁️ Appearance
• Color: bright ruby with light garnet reflections.
• Clarity: clear and luminous.
• Legs: fine and elegant, showing delicacy.
👃 Nose
• Aromatic intensity: fine and captivating.
• First nose: raspberry, cherry, redcurrant.
• Second nose: peony, violet, fine spices, mineral and woody notes.
👄 Palate
• Attack: supple and elegant.
• Structure: fine, silky tannins with harmonious acidity.
• Dominant aromas: red fruits, flowers, delicate spices, subtle minerality.
• Overall balance: refined, airy, and velvety.
• Length: persistent, with a floral and spicy finish.
🍽️ Food Pairings
• Roast poultry or with morels.
• Veal or lamb fillet.
• Game birds (partridge, pheasant).
• Delicate cheeses (Chaource, Brillat-Savarin, aged Comté).
⭐ Overall Impression / Style
Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes 2022 – Domaine Christian Clerget is a wine of great seduction, combining aromatic intensity, floral elegance, and velvety texture. An exceptional Premier Cru, typical of Chambolle’s refinement.
