The intensely floral-suffused nose reveals notes of lavender, rose petal and lilac along with plenty of spice elements on the mostly dark berry fruit aromas. There is notably more volume to the equally pure medium weight plus flavors that positively vibrate with energy and minerality before culminating in a harmonious and beautifully well-balanced finale. This marvelously complex effort really builds from the mid-palate as the finish is sneaky long.

(JG92-93 points) The bottling of young vine Musigny is going to be superb in 2014, as the wine shows the vintage’s beautiful combination of sappy pure fruit and great transparency. The bouquet wafts from the glass in a perfumed constellation of red and black cherries, plums, bitter chocolate, a touch of marjoram, a fine base of soil, a dollop of vanillin oak and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and sappy from start to finish, with lovely mid-palate concentration, fine-grained tannins and a long, potentially very velvety finish. Lovely juice.

(WA90-92 points) The 2014 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru, from declassified vines under 25 years in Musigny, has a more introverted bouquet than the Village Cru at the moment -- here, displaying more obvious woodland and sous-bois aromas. The palate leans more towards the red fruit spectrum with raspberry and wild strawberry, and an attractive tang of spice, dovetailing into a structured and lively finish. This is a classy Chambolle 1er Cru -- not to be overlooked. - Neal Martin