Burgundy and Champagne
Timed Online Auction, 28 August - 9 September 2024
Burgundy - Red
About the SessionBurgundy, a region steeped in history with vineyards tracing their origins back to medieval times, boasts Chardonnay and Pinot Noir varieties that have gained worldwide recognition as the epitome of quality.
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Domaine Ghislaine Barthod is one of the most prominent producers in Chambolle-Musigny and is well-known for its intense, age-worthy Pinot Noirs. First established in the late 1920s as Barthod-Noëllat, when soldier Gaston Barthod married into Burgundy’s Noëllat family. In 1960, Gaston gave up his life in the military to manage the family vineyards. His daughter, Ghislaine, took over after his death in 1999. The estate holds just under 6 hectares of vines, with over half split between eight parcels in Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru vineyards and the rest in Villages-level and AOC Bourgogne plots. The strength of the domaine lies in its range of Chambolle wines, with eight separate Premier Cru bottlings. Extremely elegant and concentrated, the best wines will age gracefully for two decades.
The 2008 Ghislaine Barthod Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Aux Beaux Bruns is a refined Burgundy wine from the Chambolle-Musigny appellation, specifically from the premier cru vineyard Aux Beaux Bruns.
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‘The 2008 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Beaux Bruns is turning into a beautiful Burgundy. There are plenty of bright red berries, raspberry and wild strawberry on the seamless nose, with a hint of marmalade loitering in the background. The palate displays fine concentration, quite powerful and perhaps more masculine than Ghislaine Barthod’s usual style, but it is adorned with a compelling spicy finish. This is only beginning to show what it can do. Drink 2015-2025.’ – Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, 92/100 (Aug 2013)
‘The 2008 Chambolle-Musigny Les Beaux-Bruns is a beautiful wine. The linearity of the vintage is nicely balanced by the fleshiness this site confers. The Beaux Bruns is a relatively approachable 2008 that impresses for its gorgeous balance and long, polished finish.’ – Antonio Galloni, Vinous, 91/100 (May 2011)
‘The 2008 Beaux Bruns is yet another superb bottle in the making. The bouquet is deep, pure, complex and vibrant, as it jumps from the glass in a mix of black cherries, cocoa, woodsmoke, a touch of plum, complex soil tones and a topnote of vinesmoke. On the palate the wine is fullish, deep and very classy, with lovely mid-palate depth and nascent complexity, tangy acids, ripe tannins and fine length on the potentially very velvety finish. This should drink a year or two sooner than the equally fine les Baudes, and last at least as long. Another really outstanding wine.’ – John Gilman, 92/100 (Nov 2009)
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