2021 Chambolle Musigny, Les Noirots, 1er Cru, Domaine François Legros, Burgundy

The 2021 Chambolle-Musigny Les Noirots 1er Cru, from just under Bonnes-Mares, has an open, quite airy bouquet, one of the most floral from Legros with pressed rose petals and peony. The palate is medium-bodied with chiselled tannins on the entry, just a slight chalkiness to the texture, linear but busting with tension on the blood-orange infused finish. This is just a joy.This is my second visit in a year to this Domaine based on the outskirts of Nuits Saint-George. Newbuild homes are surrounding François Legros’s winery, thankfully not impeding on any sacred vineyards. “The whites are vinified in stainless steel but transferred into barrel halfway through the alcohol fermentation,” Legros tells me. “They are matured in 30% new oak, and the rest one and two years old. I started the picking on 21 or 22 September.” The standout in 2021 is a wonderful Chambolle-Musigny Les Noirots and Morey-Saint-Denis Millandes. The already bottled whites are generally fresh and approachable, particularly strong in Saint-Aubin.Drink 2025 - 2042Neil Martin, Vinous.com.com (January 2023)