Chambolle Musigny Flashcards
Musigny Grand Cru style
Elegant, velvety, sumptuous, dense, perfumed
red cherry, licorice, forest floor, minerality
Lieu-dits of Musigny Grand Cru
Les Grands Musigny
Les Petits Musigny
La Combe d’Orveaux
Style of Bonnes Mares
Wilder, fruit compote
Elegant, structured, heavier, robust, perfumed
Where does the name Bonnes Mares come from?
2 different legends:
“the good mothers” named for the nuns of Notre Dame de Tart
an ancient word for fairies
Les Amoureses style
style close to Musigny grand cru
delicate and intense, with earthy character and firm silky tannins
Aux Beaux Bruns style
dense and acidic, not quite as ripe
Les Baudes style
firmer style, riper, but still retain acidity
Les Chatelots style
supple, elegant
La Combe d’Orveau style
south facing so gets lots of sun
Richly aromatic and firm acidity
Les Combottes style
concentrated fruit and mineral driven
Les Cras style
racy and mineral driven
Les Fuees style
very similar to Musigny but a touch of wildness
Gruenchers style
slightly more muscular, concentrated, fresh
