Jacques Frederic Mugnier Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Amoureuses 1998 USA The palate is very harmonious

The palate is very harmonious

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

Both wines boast opaque black colors

black cherry

although the tiny production means quantities are extremely limited

Jacques Frederic Mugnier Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Amoureuses 1998 USA The palate is very harmoniousMugnier 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.