He told me he had sold off his 1977s to a négociant because he was not happy with them. The négociant’s tanker truck arrived and into it went the Bonnes Mares (a grand cru), the Chambolle “Les Amoureuses” (a premier cru), and his Chambolle villages. All into the same tank. Yet the négociant also picked up the documents that would allow him to market bottles under the separate labels Bonnes Mares, Les Amoureuses, and Chambolle-Musigny. The repercussions of his little tale resound endlessly.
