4/23/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-nearly semi-translucent med red mild bricking
-expressive pretty slightly smoky/meaty sweet sous bois earthy red fruit oak
-med/med+ acidity, med/med- weight delicate earthy red fruit essence with a sweet oak med tannin finish
-great complex aromatics, lightweight shell with some mature red fruit essence finishing with a just a little too much oak giving a sweetness to the finish, fully mature but not old

4/21/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-dark red purple minimal clearing
-subtle dark fruit licorice tar
-med acidity, med/med+ weight unctuous earthy faded plum licorice, med tannins
-fruit is almost gone but still structured and drinking well without overt tertiary elements

4/20/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 3 hrs, edition 6 (of 6) of 2014 Bertheau horizontal
-med dark red minimal clearing
-nice Burg funk mostly blows off leaving fragrant iron red fruit earth
-med acidity, med weight envelopes the palate with earthy slightly tart black cherry iron fruit that is just starting to fade a bit, med tannins and the faintest of oak spice on the long finish
-a bit burlier but also more complete and better balanced than all the 1er crus, showing its proximity to Morey, drinking well now with some air but still early on its mature plateau

4/19/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs, edition 5 (of 6) of 2014 Bertheau horizontal
-med dark red mild clearing
-expressive bright sweet red fruits
-med+ acidity leaves a prominent finishing tang, med/med- weight focused tangy saline tart cherry, med/med- tannins slight warmth and a whisper of oak on the long finish
-good complexity and power without weight though overall I slightly prefer the Charmes at this stage; I don't love this as much as I think I should

4/18/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs, edition 4 (of 6) of 2014 Bertheau horizontal
-med dark red minimal clearing
-some Burg funk red fruit barrel spice
-med/med+ acidity, med weight sappy focused intensity sweet dark red fruit with a hint of maturity peeking in and some barrel spice with a slightly distracting faint medicinal note on the finish with the med/med- tannins
-compared to the multi-site 1er cru, a step up in sappy power without weight, on its mature plateau

4/15/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 2 hrs, bottle from secondary market
-med dark red minimal clearing
-sickly sweet brambly red fruit
-med acidity, med/med- weight mildly tart tasty lively mostly red fruit that is starting to turn with an earthy mature note, good sappy length and med tannins
-this is really quite good (outstanding, actually, for the price) and probably en point right now, first time with this producer and this cru is a win

4/14/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 2 hrs, edition 3 (of 6) of 2014 Bertheau horizontal
-nearly semi-translucent med dark red mild bricking
-a little funk blows off to show decently expressive full ripe black cherry and red currant
-med/med+ acidity provides some tang to the finish, med/med- weight silky sappy black cherry earth unfurls after a couple hours, med/med- tannins
-more substantial and a bit darker fruit than the village wine, no surprise a little more youthful too - this is early on its mature plateau, lovely

4/13/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-translucent light-med gold
-ripe somewhat tropical coconut/pineapple floral
-med acidity just enough, med weight floral ripe sweet tropical with bitter note on finish
-OK

4/13/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 2 hours
-saturated purple
-lovely deep dark berry and Kalamata olive juice
-med acidity, med+ weight ripe dark berry licorice very faint medicinal heat on the finish med- tannins
-very good and surprisingly well-balanced

4/11/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs, edition 2 (of 6) of 2014 Bertheau horizontal
-nearly semi-translucent med dark red mild bricking
-some Burg funk black cherry wet stone
-med+ acidity, med- weight crunchy tart bright red fruit, med- tannins
-a little lighter more elegant and redder-fruited than the Bourgogne but not more complex, a pretty Chambolle village in the zone now don't expect much improvement but no hurry either

4/10/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs, edition 1 (of 6) of 2014 Bertheau horizontal
-semi-translucent med dark red mild bricking
-gently perfumed floral red fruit faint sweet sous bois
-med+ acidity races in on the finish to cut through an otherwise softly textured entry, med/med- weight delicate shell of red fruit apple peel essence that sits atop a linear stony soil core, finishes faintly medicinal with med- tannins
-still drinking well though on the decline

4/8/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-med dark red minimal clearing
-expressive sweet red berry fruit faint mint
-med acidity, med/med- weight slightly faded bright red fruit and earth with a hint of maturity, med/med+ tannins are a bit aggressive
-very good red-fruited in early maturity, this bottle with a bit more rusticity

4/6/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

By the glass at restaurant
-dark purple
-purple fruit wet stone
-med- acidity, med weight dense earthy dark fruit, med/med+ chalky tannins
-borderline flabby

4/6/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

By the glass at restaurant
-translucent light yellow-green
-some white floral
-decent acidity, floral
-OK

4/7/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-translucent light gold
-slightly honeyed soapy sweet floral
-med acidity, med/med- weight sweet honeyed
-a bit sweeter and less mineral than other picpouls tasted, seems more chenin blanc, not really the match I was hoping for today's oysters

4/7/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-translucent med gold gentle mousse
-mildly oxidative baked pear caramel quinine brioche
-med/med+ acidity provides gentle lift, med/med- weight yet sappy strength focused elegant complex bitter quinine savory hint of sweetness mild oxidative note long caramel finish
-complex elegant balanced powerful mature lovely; in a word: complete

4/5/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-med dark red mild clearing
-pretty bright red fruit faint smoky herbal
-med acidity, med/med- weight silky bright red fruit just starting to pick up some maturity, diffuse med tannins
-quite sappy and substantial for the vintage, lovely, excellent now on mature plateau

4/4/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-translucent light-med gold
-complex rich white Burg funk linen brown spice caramel
-med acidity, med/med- weight with viscous core lemon oil brown spice some sweet caramel on the finish
-very good now with nice complexity

4/2/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-med dark red purple mild edge clearing
-expressive black raspberry pastille wet stone
-med acidity, med+ weight viscous ripe black raspberry juniper purple grenache fruit, heat on the finish manifests as a bitter medicinal note alongside the ripe med tannins
-still young but heat will likely dominate this as it matures

3/31/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Maybe it was because it was one of the first warm days of spring and it really hit the spot, but this was just killing it today with all of the ethereal saline tangy melon splendor that this wine often delivers. Beautiful.

3/30/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-med dark red minimal clearing
-initial funk blows off to reveal low-key iron black cherry
-med acidity, med weight earthy diffuse black cherry iron, finishes with a creamy note and bitter residue that gives a mildly rustic note to the med/med+ tannins
-really quite good very early on its prime plateau, plenty of structure to last

3/29/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-med dark red minimal clearing
-slightly savory dark berry black pepper
-med acidity, med weight nicely concentrated dark berry savory saline mineral, med tannins
-not as meaty as some vintages but still has a bit of a wild side, drinking well now still early on mature plateau; just love how Levet's Chavaroche reliably delivers savory wild fruit balanced with a healthy wholesome rusticity while effortlessly aging - great Côte-Rôtie!

3/27/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-nearly semi-translucent med dark red
-slightly smoky bright red fruit with a feral savory funk note
-med/med+ acidity, med weight stony bright red fruit shell leaves a sappy residue that morphs into med/med+ chalky tannins on the finish along with a bitter tang and a faint caramel wood note
-really quite good with the red fruit of the vintage and some NSG rusticity, on mature plateau now

3/25/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-dark red purple minimal clearing
-low key red/black fruit earthy faint wood
-med/med+ acidity provides a focused backbone to the med weight quite concentrated earthy black cherry with a bit of tar, med/med+ tannins give a mildly rustic feel
-very good quality, still a little tightly wound

3/24/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 2 hrs and day 2
-med dark red mild clearing
-cassis black cherry; less expressive on day 2
-med acidity, med weight ripe cassis black cherry stony iron minerality, somewhat austere chalky med tannins and a whisper of wood on the reasonably long finish; more depth of ripe dark fruit on day 2 - delicious
-drinking very well now, killer quality for a Bourgogne - could be a NSG village or even a lower end 1er cru

3/23/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-translucent light-med gold
-mild funk brown spice subtle waxy lanolin
-med acidity, med weight substantial depth and viscosity lemon oil brown spice strong minerality on the finish
-squarely on its mature plateau, maybe picked up some heft in the past few years

3/22/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-med red mild bricking
-funky savory Gevrey earth sous bois black pepper
-med acidity, med/med- weight lively savory Gevrey earthy spice saline with a little bit of oak on the finish along with some mildly dried out tannins of the vintage
-very enjoyable and exactly what I would expect from the vintage, producer and site, on its mature plateau

3/21/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 1.5 hrs, from 375 mL
-med dark red no bricking
-heady fig spicy fruitcake warm kirsch plum
-med- acidity, big thick unctuous almost syrupy molasses fig plum faint hints of maturity and long burnt caramel somewhat warm finish with med- tannins
-wow, there is a lot there and even in this format still has some years ahead of it, this is one of the few '07 CdPs in my opinion that has lived up to its hype in that it isn't ridiculously hot roasted or grossly imbalanced, while I still prefer cooler vintage old school CdP this is an '07 I can enjoy; really has evolved positively since the last time tasted 7 years ago

3/18/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 1.5 hrs, suboptimal glassware
-dark red purple
-lovely primary pinot fruit and a bit of barrel spice
-med/med- acidity just enough to provide some cut, med weight lovely spicy purple fruit and a bit of oak, ripe med tannins
-not a lot of complexity and quite primary but open generous and very pretty and delicious

3/15/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted from suboptimal glassware. 60% gros manseng, 25% petit courbu, 15% arrufiac
-translucent light yellow
-honeyed sweet
-med/med+ acidity adds a poke to the med- weight honeyed almost demi-sec sweet, waxy finishes dry
-decent

3/11/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 4 hrs
-med red mild bricking
-cherry earth spice sweet sous bois
-med/med+ acidity, med/med- weight faded cherry earth spice with a bit of creamy oak remnant blended with the med/med- chalky tannins on the finish, starts to fade by 4 hrs
-fully mature drinking nicely now

3/10/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-nearly semi-translucent med red
-ripe red fruits stem funk spice mature note and some oak
-med acidity, med weight ripe red-black fruit turning the corner into sweet sous bois territory faint medicinal note and finishes with a bit of creamy oak blended into the chewy med/med- tannins
-stylish in an Old World fashion

3/8/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs, bottle from secondary market
-med dark red purple
-juicy grenache vinyl
-med acidity, med weight juicy purple grenache fruit iodine earthy saline sous bois with still med thick tannins
-drinking well now fully mature, with my limited experience tasting this producer I've been impressed with the value it provides - this is refreshingly classic without the oppressive heat that has plagued many CdPs in the past decade

3/7/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-translucent light gold
-buttery
-med/med+ acidity, med/med- weight crisp orchard fruit, prominent oak
-a crisp wine with nice cut that is marred by a little too much oak, seems like it is trying to be a generic oaky Napa chard rather than the Copains of old

3/6/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-dark red purple minimal edge clearing
-low-key cassis
-med acidity, med weight earthy softly fruited cassis enveloped by a pillow of med+ chalky chewy tannins
-no idea why I thought this would be ready to drink but figured I'd give it a try ahead of the offering of the next vintage, structured and unadorned, and in need of at least 3-5 years to shed some tannins

3/3/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 4 hrs
-translucent light gold-green
-initial reduction funk blows off then lemony wet stone
-med+ acidity shows up as a gentle poke on the finish that also features a sweet note, med- weight citrus minerality
-drinking well now with an interesting tangy sweetness, stylistically reminds me of Tribut with a touch more elegance

3/1/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-semi-translucent red-violet
-candied red currant
-med acidity, med-/light weight bright simple slightly tangy and fading red fruit with a touch of spice and minerality
-pleasant light weight Bourgogne, drinking well though on the verge of tiring out

2/28/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs, bottle from secondary market
-nearly semi-translucent med red mild bricking
-all about subtlety - wet stone faint dried red fruit kissed with a vaguely smoky herbal note and gentle sweet sous bois
-med acidity gives just enough focus and tang, med weight texturally has an enveloping diffuse creamy soft earthiness, initial bright candied strawberry fades a bit with air, slightly charred sweet oak on the finish contributes to the med tannins
-first time tasting this Cru, red-fruited on mature plateau no hurry overall quite nice with good aromatic complexity but the oak is one notch too high for this vintage because the soft creaminess it imparts comes at the price of obscuring some of the underlying terroir

2/25/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-dark red minimal clearing
-expressive fig spicecake black olive licorice molasses vinyl sous bois
-med acidity, med/med+ weight ripe fig spicecake black olive sitting on a bed of dusty earth, a little bit of heat appears with the med/med+ chalky tannins
-great complexity, this is drinking beautifully now on its mature plateau, better than a bottle tasted just a few months ago

2/25/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

First rosé of the year. Translucent light pink-orange. Fragrant herbal melon. Not as precise as this sometimes is, with less acidity but more heft and softly textured. Some faded melon and salinity.

2/24/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-translucent light-med gold
-matchstick funk partially blows off, sea breeze
-med+ acidity leads to intensely sappy mineral reduction buffered by a rather generous mid-palate
-very good though at this point not much better than the village Chablis, maybe it will open up and unleash some complexity in the next few years

2/22/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-med dark red mild clearing
-sweet ripe fruit oak
-med acidity, med weight faded earthy ripe red and black fruit, med/med+ tannins dominated by oak that is a notch or two too prominent
-OK but oak obscures the underlying material; first time tasting this producer

2/21/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-dark red purple minimal clearing stains the glass
-juicy dark berry with a whiff of savory
-med acidity, med weight earthy dark berry faint licorice, med fine chalky tannins
-quite lovely right now and while the fruit has somewhat faded there is still plenty of structure and mid-palate sap to think it might become more interesting if it picks up mature notes

2/19/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-translucent light/med gold
-heady lees-y
-med gentle acidity, med/med- weight tangy shell surrounds complex brown spice lees-y faint oak, good length
-very good with some early mature notes but by no means tired, a bit more complex than Pepiere's Briords

2/18/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-nearly semi-translucent dark red purple minimal bricking
-red currant sauvage
-med acidity, med/med- weight vibrant gum drop cinnamon spice red fruit Gevrey spice some noticeable oak, med/med- tannins
-very good though less aromatic and savory than most prior vintages and the last bottle a few years ago; handling the acidity better than the prior bottle, lacking some depth, probably nearing its plateau

2/17/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 3 hrs
-med dark red minimal clearing
-low-key subtle dark fruit mild funk
-med acidity, med weight sulking minimally expressive dark fruit with an iron saline spine, med tannins
-not bad but falling short of expectations as this is nearly devoid of any defining characteristics

2/16/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs
-semi-translucent med red
-faint floral
-med+ acidity, light weight almost non-existent mid-palate has just some tart red fruit and apple peel residue on the finish with med tannins
-this is unusually thin and acidic even beyond what I would expect for the vintage and this producer, I'll give this the benefit of the doubt and suspect it is an off bottle

2/16/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

Tasted over 2 hrs; bottle from secondary market
-nearly semi-translucent med red, minimal bricking
-fresh red berry faint rhubarb orange spice
-med/med+ acidity frames the finish nicely, med/med- weight a bit hollowed out sweet red fruit remnants and some sous bois, saline note and med/med- tannins adorn the finish
-good complexity with lively but not harsh acids, lacks some depth but this is quite nice and drinking well now in early maturity

2/16/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Corked

2/14/2024 - Cote d'Or wrote:

Tasted over 2 hrs, can't find disgorgement date
-translucent med gold, exuberant mousse
-mildly oxidative caramel quinine
-med acidity, med- weight moderately complex caramel a bit of quinine, good length
-mature and complex