Whilst I am but an amateur wine enthusiast, I’m even more naive when it comes to french wine. Thus what follows is perhaps my feeble attempt to classify and characterise this wine based on my limited exposure of french vino.
Name: Digioia-Royer Chambolle-Musigny
Appellation: Burgundy – Chambolle Musigny
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2010
Date Tasted: 05/11/16 – 06/11/16
Tasting Notes: Medium body, dark ruby colour with red cherries on the palette. The tannin and acid are a little prickly and not ideally integrated on first taste but these seem to settle down when tasting again the next day.
This is a young example but I don’t think that age will greatly alter the balance although it should help make it more approachable, not that it is unapproachable now, just a little rough around the edged.
Overall a good wine, but not a great one, and perhaps I was expecting to much as I’ve found most of the Chambolle-Musigny I’ve tried (not many) have tended to be more elegant and silky than this example showed. Obviously typical disclaimers about bottle variation, etc apply although I did not detect any faults.
Score: 90/100.
