Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru "Les Sentiers", Domaine Arlaud 2017

The 2017 Chambolle-Musigny Les Sentiers 1er Cru has a refined, elegant bouquet, not powerful but precise, with discreet clayey/wet sand scents filtering through the red berry fruit. The palate is supple and full of rondeur on the entry, smooth in texture, with cranberry, brown spices and crushed strawberry toward the long but linear finish. Good potential.

A highly restrained, indeed grudging nose is composed by notes of violet, lavender, red currant and a touch of spiced plum. The lilting and relatively refined flavors possess a bit less taut muscularity than usual while the compact and mildly austere finish offers better persistence even if the balance isn't quite perfect. Still, in this case there is a better chance that this might come together in time.