Georges Roumier Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras 2005 (Ex-La Tour d'Argent)

Georges Roumier Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras 2005 (Ex-La Tour d'Argent)

it has regained the form that it originally displayed from cask and should continue to reward patience for those fortunate enough to have bottles in their cellars

blackberries

beautifully persistent and impeccably well-balanced finale

The wine is full-bodied and dense with moderately high tannin

This too is really quite impressive for a Nuits villages

and before they sell 2005 and 2006

It is an utterly exceptional wine and a tribute to not only a great vineyard

From the valley floor

The mouthfeel of the imposingly constituted and admirably concentrated flavors is one of contrasts as the mid-palate is quite supple yet the powerful

A much more floral-inflected nose is equally fresh and ripe with a broader range of spice elements adding breadth to the pretty red and blue pinot fruit aromas that are trimmed in noticeable if not invasive wood

This wine is intent on revealing its charms at a relatively early age given its knock-out aromatics

There is outstanding power and concentration to the broad-shouldered flavors that possess a robust mouth feel and ample minerality