2019 Chambolle-Musigny, Domaine Confuron-Cotetidot, Burgundy
Critics reviews
This is also ripe yet attractively cool with its pretty array of red and dark currant, spice and plenty of floral influence. The seductively textured middle weight flavours are finer with good energy and detail before concluding in a stony, bitter cherry and youthfully austere finale. This is very good, though note well it’s not intended for early consumption.
Drink from 2031 onward
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (January 2021)
The 2019 Chambolle-Musigny Village has an attractive wild berry nose, playful and pure, developing light sous-bois scents with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red berry fruit and quite firm tannins with a rather blunt finish. The nose was so good, but it lets down by its severe finish.
Drink 2022 - 2030
Neal Martin, Vinous.com (December 2020)
About this WINE
Confuron-Cotetidot
Confuron-Cotetidot is a renowned Burgundian wine producer based in the Côte de Nuits region of Burgundy, France. The estate is known for producing high-quality wines from some of the most prestigious vineyard sites in the area.
The Confuron family has a long history in winemaking, dating back to the late 19th century. Over the years, they have acquired and inherited several vineyards, and today, the estate is led by the talented winemaker and viticulturist Jean-Jacques Confuron.
The estate focuses on producing red wines made primarily from Pinot Noir, the predominant grape variety in the Côte de Nuits. Pinot Noir from this region is highly regarded for its elegance, complexity, and ability to reflect the unique characteristics of the terroir.
Confuron-Cotetidot practices traditional winemaking methods with great emphasis on respecting the land and the grape’s natural expression. They often employ organic or biodynamic farming practices to enhance the vineyards’ health and the grapes’ overall quality.
Among their notable wines are Premier Cru and Grand Cru bottlings from esteemed vineyards such as Gevrey Chambertin, Clos de Vougeot, and Romanée-St-Vivant.
Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or.
Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.
Because of the thinness of the skins, Pinot Noir wines are lighter in colour, body and tannins. However the best wines have grip, complexity and an intensity of fruit seldom found in wine from other grapes. Young Pinot Noir can smell almost sweet, redolent with freshly crushed raspberries, cherries and redcurrants. When mature, the best wines develop a sensuous, silky mouth feel with the fruit flavours deepening and gamey "sous-bois" nuances emerging.
The best examples are still found in Burgundy, although Pinot Noir`s key role in Champagne should not be forgotten. It is grown throughout the world with notable success in the Carneros and Russian River Valley districts of California, and the Martinborough and Central Otago regions of New Zealand.
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Not ready
These wines are very young. Whilst they're likely to have lots of intense flavours, their acidity or tannins may make them feel austere. Although it isn't "wrong" to drink these wines now, you are likely to miss out on a lot of complexity by not waiting for them to mature.
Ready - youthful
These wines are likely to have plenty of fruit flavours still and, for red wines, the tannins may well be quite noticeable. For those who prefer younger, fruitier wines, or if serving alongside a robust meal, these will be very enjoyable. If you choose to hold onto these wines, the fruit flavours will evolve into more savoury complexity.
Ready - at best
These wines are likely to have a beautiful balance of fruit, spice and savoury flavours. The acidity and tannins will have softened somewhat, and the wines will show plenty of complexity. For many, this is seen as the ideal time to drink and enjoy these wines. If you choose to hold onto these wines, they will become more savoury but not necessarily more complex.
Ready - mature
These wines are likely to have plenty of complexity, but the fruit flavours will have been almost completely replaced by savoury and spice notes. These wines may have a beautiful texture at this stage of maturity. There is lots to enjoy when drinking wines at this stage. Most of these wines will hold in this window for a few years, though at the very end of this drinking window, wines start to lose complexity and decline.
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This is also ripe yet attractively cool with its pretty array of red and dark currant, spice and plenty of floral influence. The seductively textured middle weight flavours are finer with good energy and detail before concluding in a stony, bitter cherry and youthfully austere finale. This is very good, though note well it’s not intended for early consumption.
Drink from 2031 onward
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (January 2021)
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