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92 points John Gilman

The 2008 Beaux Bruns is yet another superb bottle in the making. The bouquet is deep, pure, complex and vibrant, as it jumps from the glass in a mix of black cherries, cocoa, woodsmoke, a touch of plum, complex soil tones and a topnote of vinesmoke. On the palate the wine is fullish, deep and very classy, with lovely mid-palate depth and nascent complexity, tangy acids, ripe tannins and fine length on the potentially very velvety finish. This should drink a year or two sooner than the equally fine les Baudes, and last at least as long. Another really outstanding wine. (11/2009)

92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2008 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Beaux Bruns is turning into a beautiful Burgundy. There are plenty of bright red berries, raspberry and wild strawberry on the seamless nose, with a hint of marmalade loitering in the background. The palate displays fine concentration, quite powerful and perhaps more masculine than Ghislaine Barthod’s usual style, but it is adorned with a compelling spicy finish. This is only beginning to show what it can do. Drink 2015-2025. (NM) (8/2013)