Ghislaine Barthod, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras, 2015 SO013025 Ludes 2023s benefits from vines averaging 55

benefits from vines averaging 55 years old—age that concentrates flavor into silky

Sancerre’s most prized slope

This spends a minimum of 26 months aging on the full lees in glass-lined underground tanks

offering an accessible yet nuanced expression of this classic varietal

the part of the appellation closest in spirit to grand Hermitage itself

Ghislaine Barthod, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras, 2015 SO013025 Ludes 2023s benefits from vines averaging 55Barthod's most powerful cru in one of the ripest vintages of its decade, which makes this the biggest shouldered wine she has made in years. A dry, sunny 2015 summer with cool nights gave small, thick skinned, impeccably healthy berries and reds that came out rich and statuesque without surrendering their acidity. In Les Cras that reads as unusual weight for Chambolle: 0. 86 hectares on the upper slope above the village, thin white soil packed with