Gilbert et Christine Felettig : Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru "Les Carrières" 2022

Tasting and Pairing Notes for the Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru "Les Carrières" 2022, Gilbert et Christine Felettig

Tasting

Color

The glass shows a deep, youthful purple-ruby hue, typical of a pinot noir built on structure and freshness rather than early-drinking charm.

Nose

The bouquet opens on black and red berry fruit, lifted by notes of blood orange and citrus zest, with a spiced undertone of white pepper and bay leaf brought by the significant proportion of whole-cluster fermentation. Despite full new-oak aging, the oak remains discreet, fully absorbed within the fruit and spice register.

Palate

The attack is taut and precise, with an almost stony, mineral sensation running through the mid-palate that culminates in a chiseled, compact finish. The texture is fine-grained, the tannins well-integrated, and the overall impression is one of tension and structure rather than opulence, with the limestone-and-marl terroir clearly readable in the salinity of the finish.

Serving and cellaring

The Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru "Les Carrières" 2022 is built on a structured framework of whole-cluster fermentation and full new-oak aging, suggesting that this wine will reward extended cellaring and continue to gain complexity over time.

Other characteristics

In keeping with the estate's approach to its premier cru cuvées, this wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. It is a dry red wine, with no residual sugar.

A Mineral-Driven Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru from Domaine Felettig

The Estate

Gilbert et Christine Felettig is a family domaine founded in 1965 in Chambolle-Musigny, in the heart of Burgundy's Côte de Nuits, when Henri Felettig began working two hectares of vines inherited from his parents. The estate grew over the following decades and today spans roughly 11.5 hectares, stretching from Gevrey-Chambertin to Beaune. The domaine is now run by Gilbert Felettig alongside his daughter Pauline, following his sister Christine's retirement in early 2026, and the vineyards have been farmed organically for several years.

The Vineyard

This wine comes from the Les Carrières climat, a tiny premier cru of just 0.40 hectares within the Chambolle-Musigny appellation. South-east facing and sitting at roughly 300 meters of altitude on mid-slope, the plot is composed of a thin layer of clay over fragmented white marl and dense limestone bedrock. The fruit is drawn from two blocks of old vines, aged around 45 and 55 years, both worked with a tracked vine-tender rather than a tractor to limit soil compaction, in line with the domaine's organic farming practices and hand-harvesting.

The Vintage

The 2022 growing season in the Côte de Nuits was marked by warm, dry conditions that favored excellent ripeness and an early harvest. While the heat raised some concern over water stress, the altitude and east-facing exposure of the Chambolle-Musigny vineyards helped preserve freshness through the growing cycle.

Winemaking and aging

For the Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru "Les Carrières" 2022, the grapes were carefully sorted before undergoing a cold maceration of five to seven days at around 10°C, followed by a three-week vatting period with gentle punch-downs. Whole clusters make up 80% of the blend, contributing spice and structure to the wine. Aging took place entirely in new oak barrels, and the wine was bottled without fining or filtration.

Grape Varieties

100% pinot noir.