Ghislaine Barthod, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras, 2013 (1.5L) so060226 20 under $20 offer nuanced expressions

nuanced expressions

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these are wines to hold onto

A benchmark Oregon Chardonnay rooted in thoughtful hands

Ghislaine Barthod, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras, 2013 (1.5L) so060226 20 under $20 offer nuanced expressions2013 made some of the prettiest wines in the Cote de Nuits, and Les Cras is the Chambolle premier cru that gives all that prettiness something to hold onto. A cold, wet spring and poor flowering cut the crop roughly in half and pushed picking into October, so the reds came in light on tannin and long on freshness, graceful rather than grand, with Chambolle among the villages that fared best. Barthod's parcel is 0. 86 hectares on the upper slope