Couvent Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru “Feusselottes” 2023

Philippe Cheron’s Domaine du Couvent is the successor to the Domaine des Varoilles, though Cheron’s family has long held a minority interest in all the Varoilles parcels and he knows them well. Philippe brings a gifted winemaking technique developed through decades of experience, and has added superb family parcels to the Domaine’s range.

Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru Les Feusselottes is indeed special, with more weight and concentration than village-level wines. A bright and quite deep purple, with greater density of raspberry, a solid weight of fruit across the palate, with firmer tannins behind. This is extremely refined this year, with an almost Morey-St-Denis-like detail and lacey elegance. The greater density and intensity calls for more time in the cellar, but patience will definitely be rewarded with the 2023.