Red Wine: 2005 | Domaine Ghislaine Barthod | Les Cras

The 2005 Les Cras features dark fruit and earth notes that delineate a rich, ripe profile. Contrary to expectations, akin to other Barthod 2005 offerings, the wine displays a surprising accessibility despite its powerful character.

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Producer: Domaine Ghislaine Barthod

Ratings: WA | 95 JM | 92

Vintage: 2005

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

The 2005 Les Cras features dark fruit and earth notes that delineate a rich, ripe profile. Contrary to expectations, akin to other Barthod 2005 offerings, the wine displays a surprising accessibility despite its powerful character.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2005 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras was slightly reduced and required a good shaking, but then …! Aromas of black raspberry jam and high-toned suggestions of black tea, iris, and marzipan in the nose usher in a terrifically sweet, rich palate with jam and honey wreathed in flowers and reinforced by a sounding board of chalk. A long, lush, finish features continued sweet florality and confiture of black raspberry, with counterpoint from chalk dust and white pepper.

• Jasper Morris: A vigorous red to crimson nose is backed by a youthful bouquet suggestive of some tannins – just a couple of leathery notes in amongst the undoubted red fruit. Actually there is quite dark red fruit, still offering some floral qualities alongside. Firm and powerful but the fruit is abundant and the tannins, while still requiring a while yet to integrate fully, do not dominate awkwardly.

Producer Information

Domaine Ghislaine Barthod is one of the most prominent producers in the Chambolle-Musigny appellation of Burgundy, known for its intense, ageworthy wines from the Pinot Noir grape variety. The estate was initially founded by Marcel Nollat in the early 20th Century. Marcel’s daughter married Gaston Barthod, an officer in the French army, then stationed in Dijon. The pair continued to work on and develop the domaine over the decades. Barthod’s daughter Ghislaine took over after Gaston’s death in 1999, having effectively run the estate for the previous decade or so. She and partner Louis Boillot combine vineyard work across both their respective domaines, although the two estates are run as separate entities and the wines made in their respective wineries. The Barthod estate is made up of around six hectares (15 acres) of vineyard. Over half of this is split between eight well-sited plots in Chambolle-Musigny’s premier cru vineyards, with the remaining land in Villages-level and AOC Bourgogne parcels. Holdings in Chambolle-Musigny premier cru sites include 0.8 hectares (two acres) in Les Cras, 0.7 hectares (1.7 acres) in Aux Beaux Bruns, 0.4 (one acre) hectares in Les Veroilles and around a quarter of a hectare (0.6 acres) in both Les Fues and Les Baudes. The Bons Batons Bourgogne Rouge from a vineyard just across the road from the Chambolle-Musigny border is well-known for its value for money. Grapes are partially destemmed before fermentation with punchdowns in open-topped wooden vats. The wines are then matured in barriques for up to 20 months the top wines see no more than 30 percent new oak.