This bottle seems to be pretty shut down at the moment. I see the elegant structure and the cocoa notes but it's not giving much on the nose or even on the palate.
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Ripe, on balance darker cherry fruit, but also strawberry, rhubarb, a bit of earth, fine spicy seasoning and mineral notes of iron oxide. This is supple, no edges what so ever. Fresh and light, opening up beautifully adding brighter red fruit and sweet spices and a nice earthy complexity. Such elegance and refinement. Started off with around 93 and had brief peak moments of 96. Technically this would be a 94, but I‘m generously scoring 95 because this was so much pleasure to drink. Decanted for ~1.5h but at this stage 2h+ probably better.
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PnP'ed during a dinner. Perhaps a mistake not having decanted it much earlier. Compared to a previous bottle (which had been decanted) I brought, this was much more primary, somewhat closed/clamped up. There was still some florals on the nose, but one had to really encourage its showing by repetitive swirling of our glasses. Dark-fruited on the palate, this also showed some "wood" spice, a sign that it required more ageing & integration. A colleague who had the Comando-G the evening before also commented that it was the more preferred wine compared to the Cailles...
Light violet color. Plush perfumery nose of fresh red cherry and potting soil (no long decant necessary, short bottle aeration will suffice as I assume you’re going to drink this in a proper burgundy glass slowly). Dry, fresh acidity, prescient tannins, palate (evolving) follows through. Medium body. Fantastic balance. Medium long finish. Rank 1. Result 1 Chevillon Les Cailles 2017.
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Brought this to taste side-side the '10 Cailles. Decanted for ~6-hrs prior to serving. At once, a "young nose" of sweet-cherries, caramel, vanilla spice, violets wafted from the glass. Palate was definitely more primary than the '10, with dark-red-to-black fruits, and noticeably denser too, but still had that nice lift & freshness/acidity culminating in a focused & long finish. A beautiful NSG, and will definitely improve with cellar-time!
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First night slightly meaty. Metamorphosis overnight with chill: exquisite bouquet silky tannins perfectly balanced. Probably means it needs time but delicious.
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10/22/2023 - Vas19 wrote:
This bottle seems to be pretty shut down at the moment. I see the elegant structure and the cocoa notes but it's not giving much on the nose or even on the palate.
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10/19/2022 - Pinot_Geek Likes this wine: 93 Points
Dark berry and stone fruits, balancing acid and tannic grip. Remarkably approachable right now but has the stuffing to age well.
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4/12/2022 - sirpat00 wrote: 95 Points
Ripe, on balance darker cherry fruit, but also strawberry, rhubarb, a bit of earth, fine spicy seasoning and mineral notes of iron oxide. This is supple, no edges what so ever. Fresh and light, opening up beautifully adding brighter red fruit and sweet spices and a nice earthy complexity. Such elegance and refinement. Started off with around 93 and had brief peak moments of 96. Technically this would be a 94, but I‘m generously scoring 95 because this was so much pleasure to drink. Decanted for ~1.5h but at this stage 2h+ probably better.
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3/8/2022 - etyc Likes this wine:
PnP'ed during a dinner. Perhaps a mistake not having decanted it much earlier. Compared to a previous bottle (which had been decanted) I brought, this was much more primary, somewhat closed/clamped up. There was still some florals on the nose, but one had to really encourage its showing by repetitive swirling of our glasses. Dark-fruited on the palate, this also showed some "wood" spice, a sign that it required more ageing & integration. A colleague who had the Comando-G the evening before also commented that it was the more preferred wine compared to the Cailles...
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1/29/2022 - bbq_grandcru Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium body. Dark fruits with some spice. A touch of wood into the finish. Nice complexity and balance.
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12/18/2021 - Costes76 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Light violet color. Plush perfumery nose of fresh red cherry and potting soil (no long decant necessary, short bottle aeration will suffice as I assume you’re going to drink this in a proper burgundy glass slowly). Dry, fresh acidity, prescient tannins, palate (evolving) follows through. Medium body. Fantastic balance. Medium long finish. Rank 1. Result 1 Chevillon Les Cailles 2017.
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12/1/2020 - etyc Likes this wine:
Brought this to taste side-side the '10 Cailles. Decanted for ~6-hrs prior to serving. At once, a "young nose" of sweet-cherries, caramel, vanilla spice, violets wafted from the glass. Palate was definitely more primary than the '10, with dark-red-to-black fruits, and noticeably denser too, but still had that nice lift & freshness/acidity culminating in a focused & long finish. A beautiful NSG, and will definitely improve with cellar-time!
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7/9/2020 - Costa_k Likes this wine: 95 Points
First night slightly meaty. Metamorphosis overnight with chill: exquisite bouquet silky tannins perfectly balanced. Probably means it needs time but delicious.
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