2016 - Chambolle-Musigny, Georges Roumier

The 2016 Chambolle-Musigny Village has a delightful bouquet with redcurrant, cranberry, mint and light dried rose petal aromas, so elegant that you can almost miss the aromatic intensity. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin. There is a fine bead of acidity here, lithe in texture, building in volume towards quite a weighty and persistent finish. This just exudes drinkability even at this early stage so be warned - this will be impossible to resist. Tasted at the Domaine Direct Tasting in London.

Rather a treat to taste this even if its price has moved into the stratosphere. Bright cherry red. Lovely balance. Just a beauty. Everything in its seductive place. Precise but with masses of terroir-driven fruit. And already a pleasure to drink. Medium charge of well-managed tannins should see it through but I’d grab this if I saw it on a restaurant wine list. So clever! (JR)