Domaine Hervé SIGAUT (Chambolle-Musigny) -- 2015 Tasted from Bottle

(Originally published 26 July 2018.)

This estate practices lutte raisonnée in the vineyards (i.e., only use non-organic ingredients as a last resort). All grapes are destemmed, and use of new oak is modest: 10 - 33%. The estate produces two village Chambolles, six Chambolle premiers crus, two Morey premiers crus, and in white, a well-sited village Puligny (Enseignières). 

The prices of top Chambolle (and Morey) producers such as Roumier and Mugnier has skyrocketed, creating an opening for less well-known producers to bring their wines to the fore. Sigaut is one of them; there are others in that category that I would more willingly search out, as I find some rusticity here and terroir expression is not strong. But still, there are good vineyards here, so this is an estate worth watching.

2015 Chambolle-Musigny     Derrière le Four
This village wine is light in weight with dark fruit and spices. 89(+)/A-

2015 Morey-Saint-Denis   1er  Cru    Les Charrières
The Morey-Charrières is medium-light with blackberry fruit and a bit of grit in the texture. 89/B

2015 Chambolle-Musigny    1er Cru    Les Chatelots
Sigaut’s Chambolle-Chatelots is dense and rustic with dark berry fruit. 88(+)/B

2015 Chambolle-Musigny   1er Cru   Les Noirots 
 Last, here, the Chambolle-Noirots is medium-weight with dark berry fruit. Here there is some terroir showing. Some tannin, too, so this is a wine to cellar for some time.  89/B