Recommended by the New York Times, Wine Spectator, Food & Wines, and Many More. Check out our recent Press.

Award-winning NYC wine shop – free local delivery & fast nationwide shipping. Learn more
JUST ARRIVED

Ghislaine Barthod, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras, 2013

Red Wine from Burgundy, France
by Ghislaine Barthod
$249.00
Taxes and shipping calculated at checkout.
Use code 10OFF for 10% off 12+ bottles

2013 made some of the prettiest wines in the Cote de Nuits, and Les Cras is the Chambolle premier cru that gives all that prettiness something to hold onto. A cold, wet spring and poor flowering cut the crop roughly in half and pushed picking into October, so the reds came in light on tannin and long on freshness, graceful rather than grand, with Chambolle among the villages that fared best. Barthod's parcel is 0.86 hectares on the upper slope directly above the village, thin white topsoil high in active calcium on the same seam of hill as Bonnes-Mares, and it is the most structured and tightly wound of her premier crus. Her husband Louis Boillot tends these plots, and every parcel is fermented separately with native yeasts, partly destemmed, then aged around twenty months in barrel with about a quarter new oak. From a private cellar, at thirteen years this is exactly where a good 2013 should be: open, perfumed, still fresh. Drink over the next five or six years.

Shipping

Every step of the journey is managed to uphold the integrity of each bottle.

  • Nationwide Access: Flat-rate shipping available to most U.S. states with delivery in 3-5 business days.
  • Temperature-Monitored Shipping: We closely monitor weather conditions and make informed decisions to ensure shipments travel safely, with insulated packaging and refrigerated transport available when required.
  • Wine-Specific Protective Packaging: Specialized materials designed to maintain label integrity and prevent breakage during transit.
  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

Returns & Exchanges

We stand behind every bottle we sell.

  • Corked wine? Full refund or exchange within 60 days
  • Damaged shipment? Contact us within 48 hours
  • Storage or quality concerns? We're here to help


View our complete return policy →

Have Questions?

Our team is here to help.

Hours

Sunday - Thursday: 12 pm - 8 pm

Friday: 11am - 9pm

Saturday: 10am - 9pm

Email: help@flatiron-wines.com
Phone: (212) 477-1315

Burghound

94 points

"This is also ultra-elegant and pure with an airy, cool and layered nose that features lovely notes of spice, red cherry, plum and violet scents. There is a huge reserve of dry extract that imparts a sappy texture to the intensely mineral-driven medium weight flavors that possess excellent punch on the velvety, detailed and saline-inflected finish. This beauty is a classic Les Cras of power and grace."

Antonio Galloni

92 points

"Healthy medium red; a bit less saturated than the Véroilles. Sappy, pure scents of red cherry, raspberry, menthol and flowers. Sweet and penetrating, displaying terrific acid cut and lift to the tangy flavors of red fruits, flowers and minerals. More reserved and upright than the Véroilles today, showing less early volume, but plenty dense and not at all hard or dry. The tightest and most backward of these 2013s, finishing firmly tannic, classically dry and very long. This should age a long time." —Stephen Tanzer

Robert Parker

91 points

"Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting in Beaune, the 2013 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras has a crisp, orderly, well-defined bouquet with mineral-rich brambly red fruit that opens nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine delineation, supple tannin, dark berry fruit mixed with tea and a touch of black olive. Good length, fine backbone, this is a very well made, you might say "orderly" Chambolle-Musigny." —Neal Martin

More about Ghislaine Barthod

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast chicken with morels, veal loin, duck confit with lentils, or a mushroom tart. Also lovely with Epoisses and other washed-rind cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Red cherry, cranberry and violet over wet stone and a little forest floor. Light-to-medium bodied, high-toned acidity, fine and dusty tannins. Bright, saline, persistent finish.

Wine Details

Map of Burgundy Wine Region

LEARN

Complete Guide to Burgundy

Burgundy is one of the world's most complex and rewarding wine regions — and one of the most misunderstood. This guide breaks it all down, from Chablis in the north to the Mâconnais in the south.

Read more