Philippe Pacalet Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru 2019

Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru wines are made exclusively from Pinot Noir grapes grown within the village's 24 officially classified premier cru vineyard sites, or climats. Production rules are stricter than those for village-level bottlings. See the column to the left for more information on individual vineyards.

The classic Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru wine is powerful yet refined, characterized by its balance of richness and elegance. The better examples are considered to be some of the finest Pinot Noir wines available.

As a thin-skinned grape variety, Pinot Noir generally has a moderate to high acidity, a low level of phenolic compounds, low to moderate levels of soft tannins and is generally paler in color than most other red wines.

Red wines range from a pale pinkish red through to the darker tones which an interior designer might recognize as Burgundy. Color and body do not necessarily intensify as price and/or quality rises, and even the deepest examples tend to have an appealing translucence and minimal opacity in the wine's core. See below for rosé.

Wine novices can often find it hard to reconcile these aspects of "lightness" with the prices at which Pinot Noir wines are usually sold. Lovers of the grape focus on its aromatic, flavor and textural qualities.