Domaine Comte Georges de VogueChambolle Musigny 1er cru Les Amoureuses 2017

One of the best Chambolle premiers crus of the vintage, this is another brilliant 2017 from François Millet. It's intensely coloured, with remarkable purity, focus, precision and palate length. This has 20% new wood, with red cherry and wild strawberry flavours and a finish that glides across the tongue. Drinking Window 2025 - 2032. (TA)

The most elegant wine in the cellar is the 2017 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses, a classy offering that bursts with aromas of black raspberries, cherries, rose petals, dark chocolate, spices and grilled squab. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, satiny and succulent, with an ample core of fruit, melting tannins and a long, sappy finish.

Here too there is a beautiful range of spice elements adding interest to the cool, pure and airy aromas of cassis, dark raspberry, lavender, violet and rose petal. Once again the mouthfeel of the middle weight flavors is super-sleek, indeed the word satiny comes to mind. I very much like the sense of underlying energy along with the almost pungent minerality that emerges on the impeccably well-balanced and sneaky long finish. This is Zen-like.