Score: 87-89
Tasted: Jan 10, 2020
Drink: 2024+
Issue: 77
Note: from 11 different parcels
Producer note: Alain Hudelot’s grandson Charles Van Canneyt described 2018 as “one that produced rich wines that are definitely kissed by the sun. As much as the growing season was a challenge in certain respects, the real challenge for me was to find the right date to pick as too early and your tannins risked being green and too late you risked having lowish acidities and very high alcohols. I picked the Meursault on the 28th of August, took a break for a few days and then picked the pinot between the 5th and the 10th of September. The volumes were good actually at between 38 and 48 hl/ha as there wasn’t much sorting to be done. Potential alcohols were equally good, ranging as they did between 13.3 and 14.2% and thus there was no chaptalization of any consequence. I used no whole clusters during the relatively soft vinifications and because the fruit was both clean and ripe I had no problems. The malos took their time finishing and the post-malos pHs were a bit higher than usual though not really a concern because they settled at between 3.60 and 3.65. As to the wines, they are frankly a really pleasant surprise. I say this because before the malos finished they really reminded me of some syrah-based wines that I have tried but now they’re quite fresh. I think people will like them for the generosity and while the terroir expression is quite as crystalline as say 2014, 2016 or 2017, it’s still very good.” Van Canneyt noted that the 2017s reviewed below were bottled in January and February 2019. He further noted that they were bottled with relatively high levels of CO2 (<900 mg) so they tend to be reduced and in need of decanting. (Atherton Wine Imports, www.awiwine.com, CA, Bayfield Imports, www.bayfieldimporting.com, NY, USA; Clarion Wines, www.clarionwines.co.uk, Howard Ripley, www.howardripley.com, Latimer Vintners, www.latimervintners.com and Laytons, www.laytons.co.uk, all UK; L'Imperatrice Fine Wines, www.imperatrice.com.hk Pearl of Burgundy, www.pearlofburgundy.com, both Hong Kong and Macau; The Fine Wine Experience, www.finewineexperience.com, Beijing, China; Clos Cachet, www.closcachet.com.au, VIC, Australia).
Tasting note: The liqueur-like aromas of plum, spice and dark raspberry are also quite ripe without being unduly jammy. There is slightly better energy to the relatively fine and nicely detailed medium-bodied flavors that exude a refreshing salinity on the clean, focused and mildly austere finale.
Alain Hudelot-Noellat, Chambolle-Musigny 2018
US$685 / 每箱價格
Score: 87-89
Tasted: Jan 10, 2020
Drink: 2024+
Issue: 77
Note: from 11 different parcels
Producer note: Alain Hudelot’s grandson Charles Van Canneyt described 2018 as “one that produced rich wines that are definitely kissed by the sun. As much as the growing season was a challenge in certain respects, the real challenge for me was to find the right date to pick as too early and your tannins risked being green and too late you risked having lowish acidities and very high alcohols. I picked the Meursault on the 28th of August, took a break for a few days and then picked the pinot between the 5th and the 10th of September. The volumes were good actually at between 38 and 48 hl/ha as there wasn’t much sorting to be done. Potential alcohols were equally good, ranging as they did between 13.3 and 14.2% and thus there was no chaptalization of any consequence. I used no whole clusters during the relatively soft vinifications and because the fruit was both clean and ripe I had no problems. The malos took their time finishing and the post-malos pHs were a bit higher than usual though not really a concern because they settled at between 3.60 and 3.65. As to the wines, they are frankly a really pleasant surprise. I say this because before the malos finished they really reminded me of some syrah-based wines that I have tried but now they’re quite fresh. I think people will like them for the generosity and while the terroir expression is quite as crystalline as say 2014, 2016 or 2017, it’s still very good.” Van Canneyt noted that the 2017s reviewed below were bottled in January and February 2019. He further noted that they were bottled with relatively high levels of CO2 (<900 mg) so they tend to be reduced and in need of decanting. (Atherton Wine Imports, www.awiwine.com, CA, Bayfield Imports, www.bayfieldimporting.com, NY, USA; Clarion Wines, www.clarionwines.co.uk, Howard Ripley, www.howardripley.com, Latimer Vintners, www.latimervintners.com and Laytons, www.laytons.co.uk, all UK; L'Imperatrice Fine Wines, www.imperatrice.com.hk Pearl of Burgundy, www.pearlofburgundy.com, both Hong Kong and Macau; The Fine Wine Experience, www.finewineexperience.com, Beijing, China; Clos Cachet, www.closcachet.com.au, VIC, Australia).
Tasting note: The liqueur-like aromas of plum, spice and dark raspberry are also quite ripe without being unduly jammy. There is slightly better energy to the relatively fine and nicely detailed medium-bodied flavors that exude a refreshing salinity on the clean, focused and mildly austere finale.
