The 2018 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Aux Beaux Bruns has turned out very well this year, and Mortet appears to have picked the perfect date to harvest this early-ripening site. Soaring from the glass with scents of ripe cherries, raspberries, peonies and candied citrus peel, it's medium to full-bodied, supple and fleshy, with velvety tannins, lively acids and a mineral finish.

Offering up aromas of cherries, raspberries and ripe plums, the 2017 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Aux Beaux Bruns is medium to full-bodied, ample and generous, with a less lively, flatter profile than Mortet's best successes in this vintage. For my money, there's more excitement to be found in his Gevrey-Chambertin collection.

The 2016 Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Aux Beaux Bruns was reduced to one barrel (new) due to frost and included 50% whole bunch. It has a fresh and vibrant bouquet, very well defined and pure with black cherrie and bilberry fruit, focused and harmonious. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp and focused, lithe in the mouth with a silky smooth finish. This is a fine, probably early drinking Chambolle-Musigny vis-a-vis Arnaud's other wines that will require bottle age.