The 2019 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes has realized all the potential it displayed in barrel, wafting from the glass with aromas of raspberries and cherries mingled with rose petals, loamy soil and exotic spices. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and complete, it's deep and layered, with lively acids, velvety tannins and a long, saline finish.

The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes was showing especially well, revealing aromas of cherries, cassis, grilled squab and spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and multidimensional palate that's muscular and concentrated, carrying an abundance of ripe tannin and underpinned by lively acids. This is one of the broader-shouldered wines in the cellar, and one senses its proximity to Bonnes Mares. Of course, that also means that it will require patience.

A more muscular, deeper-pitched expression of the commune, the 2017 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes offers up lovely aromas of red cherries, raw cocoa, espresso roast, grilled squab and forest floor. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with a broad-shouldered chassis of fine but firm structuring tannins, beautiful purity of fruit and a long, penetrating finish. It's a stunning wine in the making, but patience will be required.

The 2016 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes was reduced from five to three barrels this year. It still retains a pure and winsome bouquet with pure red cherries, crushed strawberry and rose petal aromas, more fruité developing in the glass (more than Aux Beaux Bruns). The palate is very detailed and precise, certainly mineral-driven with tangible tension. It feels linear, politely refusing to fan out or gain weight toward the finish. Conservative maybe, but noble in the circumstances.

The 2015 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes has quite a rich bouquet with a subtle Oriental influence, just a tang of hoisin that complements that dark berry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a potent salinity on the entry that seems to electrify the olfactory senses. There is wonderful structure here, great depth of fruit with a gentle grip on the finish. What a superb Les Baudes from Ghislaine Barthod this year, but it will certainly benefit from cellaring for several years.