Felettig Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru Lavrottes 2017

91-93 points Neal Martin (Vinous): “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. Drink: 2023-2040. (Jan 2019)”

A rarely-seen vineyard uniquely sandwiched between Bonnes Mares, Les Fuées and Les Gruenchers. With the onset of global warming, upper-slope vineyards in Chambolle such as these are becoming all the rage, as the shallower soils and cooler temps have brought once “tighter” wines into better balance.