Ghislaine Barthod’s domaine originated in the 1920s with Marcel Noëllat, whose daughter married Gaston Barthod – a soldier stationed in Dijon who came to buy some wine and got the girl as well. He gave up military life for the vineyards in ’60.
His daughter, Ghislaine, and her partner, Louis Boillot, bought their current premises overlooking Premier Cru Les Feusselottes in ’86. Though they share the team who work the vineyards, the vinification and commercial aspects of their businesses are kept separate.
The domaine has an incomparable range of Chambolle-Musigny terroirs, with 11 separate Premier Cru bottlings and highly regarded Bourgogne and village wines.
91-92 Points Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Plum, pomegranate, and red currant in the nose of Barthod’s 2008 Chambolle-Musigny Les Fuees inform a brightly juicy, firmly-textured palate, where noteworthy meatiness, citrus oil bittersweetness, chalkiness, and salinity as well as an elusive somehow seemingly crystalline minerality lead to an invigorating and intriguing finish of formidable persistence. This should be fascinating to follow over the next ten or a dozen years.
93 Points Allen Meadows
A more deeply pitched nose of liqueur of red and blue pinot fruit is nuanced by floral and wet stone hints that are also reflected by the rich and relatively full-bodied flavors that are supported by solidly ripe tannins, excellent detail and obvious minerality on the racy, driving and highly persistent finish. This is terrific. *Sweet Spot, Outstanding*