Domaine Jean Marshall Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras 2023

Country: France 

Region: Burgundy 

1er Cru

Grape: Pinot Noir

vintage : 2023

Farming: Organic 

Jean Marshall’s father, Tim, an Englishman, was one of the first foreigners to fall in love with Burgundy to the point of settling in and setting out to build a small domaine in the 1960’s

Jean pursued scientific studies and a career as a psychiatric nurse for ten years, until 2019, when he realized that in fact, the vines of his childhood were where his heart was. Jean did a viticulture, winemaking and vineyard management program in Beaune, then worked at Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux for a couple of years in preparation to take back and begin working the family's two hectares of vines.

From the beginning Jean has farmed all of his parcels organically and entirely by hand without tractors. He practices no-till, believing in the benefits and complexity of nurturing the soil’s natural ecosystem.

 his parcel sits at the outlet of the Combe de Chambolle, a narrow valley that channels cool air down from the plateau at night, preserving bright acidity and aromatic lift. After 23 months in sandstone, the wine shows ripe cherry, graphite, and flint with notes of damask rose petal throughout the long, mineral finish, plus a sprinkling of dusty tannins. Elegant and compelling.