(WA92-93 points) Ripe cassis and dark cherry are laced with scents of iris and clean, fresh, pasture-fed red meat in the enticing nose of Barthod’s 2008 Chambolle-Musigny Les Veroilles, which exhibits sap, energy, and sheer refreshment, yet at the same time a sense of viscosity uncommon in the present collection, or for that matter in this vintage. Intriguingly carnal; bittersweetly herbal and floral; piquantly fruit pit; invigoratingly saline; as well as dustily stony notes combine to lend complexity to a long, lip-smacking, positively gripping finish. This should be downright exciting to observe over the next dozen or more years. It’s exuberant and complex, yet not out to flatter the taster – or at least, not at this youthful stage. - David Schildknecht

91+ The 2008 Veroilles from Madame Barthod is a superb wine, wafting from the glass in a bright and transparent blend of cherries, orange zest, fresh herb tones, rose petals, just a touch of vanillin oak and an outstanding base of soil tones. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish, pure and tangy, with a fine core, excellent transparency, modest tannins and a long, focused and blossoming finish. While this wine will certainly be better with a few more years’ worth of bottle age, it is one of those 2008s that has not shut down and is already offering up a lot of pleasure in the glass.