Jacques Frederic Mugnier Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Amoureuses 1998 USA culminating in a slightly austere

culminating in a slightly austere and ever-so-mildly dry finish of solid though not exceptional persistence

with some 35% of the volume in barrique

which is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and usually produces small quantities of less than 300 cases

The palate is very harmonious

Jacques Frederic Mugnier Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Amoureuses 1998 USA culminating in a slightly austereMugnier made first rate '98s and the Amoureuses is one of the clear successes of the vintage with its higly expressive and wonderfully complex nose that has gone secondary yet remains quite fresh. There is equally good depth to the delicious, intense and overtly mineral driven flavors where the supporting tannins are now mostly resolved though there is a hint of tannic edginess on the gorgeously persistent finish.