2017 Chambolle-Musigny 1. Cru Les Lavrottes Domaine Henri Felettig

Firm reduction blocks an evaluation of the nose. Otherwise there is good energy to the easy- going, round and delicious if light weight flavors that culminate in a dusty and if not exactly rustic finish, then one that isn't particularly refined. This is perfectly OK but not better than that for a Chambolle 1er. 2023+

One of the more muscular and introverted cuvées in the range is the 2017 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Lavrottes, a wine that unfurls in the glass with a rich bouquet of plummy fruits and grilled squab, framed by a touch of new oak. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, chewy and structured, with juicy acids and a nicely defined finish. A little shut down after its recent bottling, the Lavrottes will reward a bit of bottle age.

The 2017 Chambolle-Musigny Lavrottes 1er Cru, which sees 50% new oak, was showing some reduction when I visited the domaine, though there appears to be fine fruit concentration. The fresh, vibrant palate is vivid and tensile, offering crisp, slightly chalky tannin and crunchy red fruit mixed with blueberry toward the finish. There is good backbone here, and so this will deserve at least four to six years in bottle. Excellent.