Chambolle Musigny les Amoureuses 2017 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (95)

A stunning bouquet of raspberries, rose petals, blood orange and sweet soil tones, deftly framed by a subtle touch of new oak, introduces Mugnier's 2017 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses, a medium to full-bodied, supple and expansive wine framed by filigree tannins and racy acids, exemplifying the ideal of intensity without weight. Long and precise, this isn't as structured as the 2016 or 2015 renditions, and it will be open for business sooner. But the 2017 Amoureuses looses very little by comparison with those two brilliant wines.

BOW (9)

Jancis Robinson (18.50)

Barrel sample. Beautifully floral. Roses and a touch of spice. With wild-cherry zing. Gorgeous intensity of red fruit on the palate with the floral scent totally entwined with the fruit. The aroma is so intense and vibrant. A little more savoury on the palate, the tannins compact and chalky but smoothed and the fruit goes on right to the finish. Freshness and fragrance all the way. Super-persistent. (JH)

Jasper Morris (95)

A lighter but bright purple with a graciously elegant bouquet, fine-boned, indeed the charm of the bouquet starts to grow, and glow, in the glass. This is all about the pure red fruit, it is not the most concentrated but there is good intensity and certainly persistence. Of the four Amoureuses, this might be the one which grows most in the glass.