Domaine Comte de Vogue   Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses

2014 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses

By Domaine Comte de Vogue

2014 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses from Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Burgundy, France

Fine wine investors and connoisseurs alike, prepare to revel in the delicacy and strength of the 2014 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses from Domaine Comte de Vogüé. This particular vintage encapsulates the harmony of the terroir, reflective of a season which saw an initial struggle transform into a stunning success.

 

The Quintessence of 2014: A Gentler Power

Like chapters of a novel unveiling its story, each sip unfolds with Burgundy's climax, mystery, and finesse. The 2014 vintage, set under the watchful eyes of the Burgundian clouds, commenced with trepidation. An unseasonably mild winter was followed by an equitably temperate summer - setting fears ablaze about the grape's integrity. Yet, as autumn approached with its redeeming, crisp embrace, Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses found salvation in the 11th hour through a serene harvest period.

 

A Virtuoso Performance of Elegance and Depth

The 2014 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses from Domaine Comte de Vogüé conducts itself with a symphony of ripe red fruits - think cherries with a whispering promise of strawberries - all enshrined within a velvety texture that speaks elegantly to the perseverance of this growing season. The minerality is precise, not audacious; it dances on the palate with a litheness betraying its age-worthy structure.

The subtleties in this wine - a nod perhaps to the cooler nights of September that year - present an aromatic tapestry interwoven with floral hints and a dusting of spice; they transition seamlessly onto the palate where they meet both vitality and depth without conceding to heft.

The conclusion for savvy investors? While this vintage may have been overshadowed initially by more glamorous siblings in its youth, time has etherealized its prospects. The 2014 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is now unfurling into a stage where appreciation is mandatory and investment capabilities enticing.

Current market price

£8,710.00

12x75cl

Highest score

95

POP score

580.67

Scores and tasting notes

94-96

The 2014 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Amoureuses is very different from the Chambolle Premier Cru, This explodes with blueberry and blackberry, wilted violets and then later, a touch of boysenberry jam. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe dark cherry fruit, a vein of white pepper, fine structured and very pure with superb tension and mineralité bursting through on the finish. This is a divine Amoureuses, probably more approachable when young compared to recent vintages, but with the substance to age as this cuvée has an inclination to do.

Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate, 30 December 2015

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