Ghislaine Barthod, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras, 2016 Tellier 102224 750 feet in elevation

750 feet in elevation

For many it's the single most perfect expression of the grape

an east-facing site of sandy

creating significant day-night temperature differences that preserve freshness and complexity

divided among 80 owners across 11 lieux-dits

Ghislaine Barthod, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras, 2016 Tellier 102224 750 feet in elevationThe frost of April 2016 hit Chambolle Musigny harder than almost any commune in the Cote de Nuits, which is why so little of this wine exists and why the little that does is so good. A single savage frost on the night of 26 April took out much of the crop, mildew took more, and then the weather turned fine from late June through a September harvest, concentrating what survived into a wine that is classical, tightly knit and unusually mineral even by