The 2010 Chambolle-Musigny Les Fremieres captures the essence of Chambolle in its silky, sensual personality. Layers of radiant red fruit flow effortlessly to the articulate, harmonious finish. Soft tannins and refreshing elements of salinity make it impossible to resist a second taste. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2030. This is a knock out set of wines from Lalou Bize-Leroy. Cold weather during the flowering reduced her already minuscule yields even further. As in many domaines, the most dramatic proof of the low yields was in the skimpy number of barrels to be seen in the cellars. There are a number of totally transcendental wines in this lineup. As always the wines were made with 100% stems and aged in 100% new barrels. The 2010s are notable for so many reasons, most importantly of all, though, they provide a window to the essential qualities of many of Burgundy’s top sights as seen through the lens of one of the region’s most brilliant and inspired vigneronnes. Importer: Martine’s Wines, Novato, CA; tel. (415) 883-0400