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Ghislaine Barthod - The Queen of Chambolle-Musigny

by Hugh French | Jun 19, 2026

Ghislaine Barthod works just under six hectares in Chambolle-Musigny, and within that small estate sits a run of nine premier crus. Each is farmed and vinified the same way, yet each holds a distinct character, vintage after vintage, whatever the season brings. There is no clearer case for how much site shapes a wine in Chambolle. The style is unashamedly intense: the perfume and sensuality the commune is famous for, carried on the density and structure to age, which is exactly what Ghislaine has always built toward.

The domaine has passed to her son, Clément Boillot, who now runs the family's estates alongside his parents. 2023 handed him a warm season, and he met it with discipline in the vineyard, cutting the crop back in two green-harvest passes to keep yields in check before picking in early September. Everything is destemmed and matured in a small proportion of new oak. "I am surprised by the freshness and energy from such a warm vintage," he says. "The fruit is exuberant." Ripe but vibrant, with the structure to age, these are the wines of a young vigneron making the most of a remarkable inheritance.

We have six wines from 2023, all in very small quantities: Bourgogne Rouge, the village Chambolle-Musigny, and four premier crus, Les Baudes, Aux Beaux Bruns, Les Châtelots and Les Cras. They will not be here long.

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2023 Bourgogne Rouge

Usually $115

NOW $105

88-90 Points

"Made in a mix of foudre, 500- and 228-litre barrels and stainless steel because of overall volumes this year. Fine medium deep purple, with a most engaging mini Chambolle nose. The domaine has also just bought a further 0.40 ha there to plant up. Another lovely example, with some structure to finish. Good old Bons Batons! Though note that this designation is not used in all markets."

Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy

2023 Chambolle-Musigny

Usually $269

NOW $249

88-90 Points

"The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Village has a pretty, winsome bouquet with finely delineated touches of cranberry, strawberry, wild hedgerow and rose petal. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh and lively with slightly chalky tannins. It's a little grainy in texture toward the finish where there is more black fruit. Give this just a year or two in bottle."

Neal Martin, Vinous.com

2023 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Chatelots'

Usually $439

NOW $415

90-92 Points

"Paler at the rim, relatively light on the nose, but attractively floral. With juicy fruit at the front of the palate, a darker raspberry, extending quite nicely across the palate."

Jasper Morris MW, Inside Burgundy

2023 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Aux Beaux Bruns'

Usually $439

NOW $415

92-94 Points

"The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Aux Beaux Bruns 1er Cru has a deeper, richer, more tertiary nose than the preceding Aux Combottes. Touches of brown spice emerge with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with gentle grip, good structure and complexity. This is a little sauvage and savory toward the lingering finish. It's not quite up there with the superlative 2022, but it will give 15 to 20 years of drinking pleasure."

Neal Martin, Vinous.com

2023 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Baudes'

Usually $439

NOW $415

93-95 Points

"The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Les Baudes 1er Cru is more taciturn on the nose and offers a little more in the way of black fruit that commingles with the red. It has fine precision and focus, with touches of truffle and chalk that emerge with time. The palate is where the action is. It has wonderful symmetry and tension from start to finish, where the terroir and mineralité come through strongly. This is excellent."

Neal Martin, Vinous.com

2023 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Cras'

Usually $449

NOW $429

94-96 Points

"The 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Les Cras 1er Cru is endowed with the most fruit concentration amongst the domaine's Premier Crus. Mulberry, raspberry, damp earth and dark chocolate hints develop in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied, with an assertive grip on the entry. The fine tannins here give this Les Cras wonderful symmetry and poise. It's nimble, complete and delicious toward the saline finish. This Chambolle is a cut above."

Neal Martin, Vinous.com