Chambolle Musigny 1er cru "Les Charmes" 2017 - Domaine Perrot-Minot

Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes 2017 — Domaine Perrot-Minot

This Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes 2017 from Domaine Perrot-Minot embodies a rare, delicate and profoundly refined expression of one of Chambolle-Musigny’s most seductive Premier Crus. Les Charmes beautifully lives up to the name of the climat, with Pinot Noir of perfume, finesse and texture, where the floral grace of the village meets discreet depth: red cherry, Morello cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, light plum, old rose, violet, peony, fine spices, black tea, noble earth, delicate forest floor and a long mineral finish.

Domaine Perrot-Minot is among the most sought-after names in the Côte de Nuits, recognised for wines of great precision, silky texture and remarkable aromatic intensity. The domaine’s work highlights fruit purity, tannic finesse and the clear expression of each climat. The 2017 vintage, elegant, fresh and highly expressive in Burgundy, gives here a Chambolle-Musigny of great delicacy, already seductive through its perfume yet capable of gaining complexity with time.

Terroir: Les Charmes, floral grace and the sensuality of Chambolle-Musigny

The Les Charmes climat is among the most sought-after Premier Crus of Chambolle-Musigny. Its clay-limestone soils, often fine and stony, give Pinot Noir an airy, perfumed and delicately mineral expression. In Chambolle, power is rarely expressed through demonstration; rather, it appears through precision, persistence and subtlety of touch.

At Perrot-Minot, Les Charmes translates into a wine of great aromatic purity, where silky texture supports luminous red fruit and a fine floral frame. The 2017 vintage accentuates elegance, freshness and terroir transparency, offering a balance between accessibility, precision and ageing potential.

Tasting notes

Appearance: luminous ruby with pale garnet reflections, bright, fine and still youthful. The colour reflects the finesse of the 2017 vintage, the purity of Pinot Noir and a gradual evolution towards greater floral, spicy and tertiary nuance.

Nose: fine, pure and highly expressive, with red cherry, Morello cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, light plum, small red fruits, old rose, violet, peony, fine spices and black tea. With aeration, nuances of delicate forest floor, noble earth, bark, fine leather, sweet pepper, light liquorice and limestone minerality may appear.

Palate: elegant, silky, fresh and finely structured, with precise red fruit carried by delicate tension. Flavours of cherry, Morello cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, fine spices, black tea, fine earth and dried flowers unfold with grace, supported by fine, ripe and perfectly integrated tannins. The finish is long, mineral, lightly saline and floral, with an impression of purity, finesse and great Burgundian persistence.

Expression of the 2017 vintage

The 2017 vintage in Burgundy produced red wines that are elegant, fresh, accessible and often highly expressive from an early stage. Less concentrated than very solar vintages, it favours fruit finesse, supple tannins and aromatic precision. In Chambolle-Musigny, this year particularly highlights floral grace, silky texture and Pinot Noir transparency.

Today, this Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes 2017 from Domaine Perrot-Minot remains young but can already seduce through its perfume, delicacy and balance after measured aeration. With time, it will gain forest floor, fine leather, black tea, discreet truffle, melted spices, noble earth and mineral nuances, while preserving the purity of red fruit and the floral grace of the climat.