Consistent with my previous bottle 3 years ago in terms of being really great. More structured than I had remembered with deep dark fruit and rich depth.
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We (my family and I) like the house style a lot and this was an great example of why. Deep red fruits, balanced acidity, great depth and length - all I could want in a 1er cru from Chambolle-Musigny. Earthiness, mushrooms, a walk in the woods on a sunny and crisp fall day.
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Ref fruits, forest floor, Tree trunk overtones. Sappy. The oak is definitely expertly used. Medium weight. Silky mouthfeel. Smooth texture. Acid is slightly higher than medium. This went well with a mushroom risotto of chanterelles, shitakes and porcini.
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This got better and better with more time in the glass. Red fruits and cinnamon with less well delineated mineral, floral, and game accents. Very Chambolle flavors without quite enough focus and definition to push it into the next tier. Fine enough, but a little roughly hewn in the mouth. This has plenty of life left in it and I think there's room for further development over the next few years. We all enjoyed this very much. This was very fairly priced at $55.
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dark red apple, tannish leather, brickish hue, slightly murky Nose: raspberry, leather, cola, roses, clove, thyme, white pepper, touch oak Feel: raspberry, cherry, leather, cola, roses, clove, bay leaf, white pepper, stem, tannin, touch oak, some acidity, some complexity Feel: medium, savory Finish: medium TC8 (could be a 9)
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Really a great burgundy. Traditionel smell of wet hei and marinated rasberries. Good acidity and still very fresch and young. Glad I still have 6 left !!
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wonderful earthy nose of damp leaves/sousbois with just a hint of the underlying red fruit. strawberries/raspberries with blood orange on the palate. extremely silky smooth mouthfeel. everything in perfect balance. outstanding.
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Chambolle week on WineBerserkers, and the fact that this is in one of those obnoxious fat bottles that I have almost no place to put, motivated me to open this '02. Also I got an amazing performance last week out of Frederic's '02 Charmes-Chambertin, so I figured there was a decent chance this would be in a similar sweet spot. It's not quite as in the zone as the Charmes-Chambertin was, but it's pretty impressive right out of the gate just the same, only lightly aromatic but still sumptuously so with a bit of a maple-syrup scent and an expansive, cashmere-textured palate presence that is legitimately Musignyesque. The tannins are abundant enough that they're keeping some of the underlying material from peeking out, but they give the wine a sophisticated texture, with the perfection of the knit and 360-degree symmetry making the wine feel like it's wrapped in a geodesic dome made of lace. With air the tannins do begin to dry up a little bit, which reveals some wood, but I'd still be happy to use this bottle as an example why Borniques deserves to be regarded as a star in the Chambolle firmament.
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Wow ! Elegancy and smoothnes. Smells like old stables, very classic. Great harmony and lots of fruit. Cherry and strawberry with hae and cigarbox. Everything packet together in harmony. My kind of Burgundy..
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Still young, this has a fairly tannic and tight finish (but with good length). But the nose is pretty glorious and complex with sweaty socks, stones, smoke, flowers, spices, medicinal/camphor notes, cream, and cherries. On the palate the fruit turns sweeter and more berry-like.
Recently purchased for $45 this qualifies as one of the better Burgundies from a QPR perspective in my cellar right now. 90 points today with upside potential. Needs 2-3 years at least.
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on the nose, deep dark fruit with thoughtful floral elements. in the mouth, the same black fruit w strong, even precise delineation, and most interesting and distinctive tannin structure, with an anise undercurrent. well balanced with excellent quality of components. refreshing bright acidity, though only adequate mouthfeel (given the intense color, highly extracted?), and decent complexity. quite pure with an extended finish and strong mineral driven retro-olefaction with layering. not your usually slutty chambolle ... a most interesting and intellectually stimulating wine. the remaining ones should offer similarly interesting experiences in 5-10 yrs.
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This may be closing down a little, but was good and will show much more in a few years. It leaned to the dark fruit side of the spectrum and was quite rich, full, and long with good balance Certainly more modern in style than some, but not too much so. Try again in 2009-2010.
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Rating young wines is always problematic for me, and rating young wines that are "closed" is even more so. This one "feels" like it has good stuffing (and tannin and acid and body and nose and feel) to go along with it, but it seems so closed that it's hard to describe. It's just mute as to it's present course, but it's future course seems bright.
Try again in 2008...
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Moderate red cherry aromas. More assertive flavors on palate with bolder red and black cherry, well balanced with good overall structure. Good length shows nuanced spice. Better after 2009 or 2010.
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2/22/2021 - LT98 wrote: 93 Points
Consistent with my previous bottle 3 years ago in terms of being really great. More structured than I had remembered with deep dark fruit and rich depth.
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8/9/2020 - DoubleMagnum wrote: 92 Points
Red fruited, earthy, leathery, silky, matured, old worldy goodness. This bottle has developed quite well through the years. A pleasure to drink now.
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12/16/2017 - LT98 wrote: 93 Points
We (my family and I) like the house style a lot and this was an great example of why. Deep red fruits, balanced acidity, great depth and length - all I could want in a 1er cru from Chambolle-Musigny. Earthiness, mushrooms, a walk in the woods on a sunny and crisp fall day.
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12/29/2016 - Kurtjo Likes this wine: 91 Points
Intens med tydelig eik, jordbær og kirsebær. Fyldig og fruktig med god syre, leskende og god. Lang ettersmak. Trenger fortsatt tid.
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11/12/2016 - DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 92 Points
Ref fruits, forest floor, Tree trunk overtones. Sappy. The oak is definitely expertly used. Medium weight. Silky mouthfeel. Smooth texture. Acid is slightly higher than medium. This went well with a mushroom risotto of chanterelles, shitakes and porcini.
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8/1/2015 - jbaron wrote: 92 Points
Very enjoyable. Good out of the bottle and gets better with a bit of air.
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4/5/2015 - englishman's claret wrote: 92 Points
This got better and better with more time in the glass. Red fruits and cinnamon with less well delineated mineral, floral, and game accents. Very Chambolle flavors without quite enough focus and definition to push it into the next tier. Fine enough, but a little roughly hewn in the mouth. This has plenty of life left in it and I think there's room for further development over the next few years. We all enjoyed this very much. This was very fairly priced at $55.
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5/26/2014 - Frijole wrote:
dark red apple, tannish leather, brickish hue, slightly murky
Nose: raspberry, leather, cola, roses, clove, thyme, white pepper, touch oak
Feel: raspberry, cherry, leather, cola, roses, clove, bay leaf, white pepper, stem, tannin, touch oak, some acidity, some complexity
Feel: medium, savory
Finish: medium
TC8 (could be a 9)
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6/26/2012 - Lyng wrote: 93 Points
Really a great burgundy. Traditionel smell of wet hei and marinated rasberries.
Good acidity and still very fresch and young. Glad I still have 6 left !!
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10/27/2010 - celtic67 wrote:
wonderful earthy nose of damp leaves/sousbois with just a hint of the underlying red fruit. strawberries/raspberries with blood orange on the palate. extremely silky smooth mouthfeel. everything in perfect balance. outstanding.
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5/26/2010 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 93 Points
Chambolle week on WineBerserkers, and the fact that this is in one of those obnoxious fat bottles that I have almost no place to put, motivated me to open this '02. Also I got an amazing performance last week out of Frederic's '02 Charmes-Chambertin, so I figured there was a decent chance this would be in a similar sweet spot. It's not quite as in the zone as the Charmes-Chambertin was, but it's pretty impressive right out of the gate just the same, only lightly aromatic but still sumptuously so with a bit of a maple-syrup scent and an expansive, cashmere-textured palate presence that is legitimately Musignyesque. The tannins are abundant enough that they're keeping some of the underlying material from peeking out, but they give the wine a sophisticated texture, with the perfection of the knit and 360-degree symmetry making the wine feel like it's wrapped in a geodesic dome made of lace. With air the tannins do begin to dry up a little bit, which reveals some wood, but I'd still be happy to use this bottle as an example why Borniques deserves to be regarded as a star in the Chambolle firmament.
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2/6/2010 - Lyng wrote: 93 Points
Wow ! Elegancy and smoothnes. Smells like old stables, very classic. Great harmony and lots of fruit. Cherry and strawberry with hae and cigarbox. Everything packet together in harmony.
My kind of Burgundy..
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3/15/2008 - vendange wrote: 90 Points
Still young, this has a fairly tannic and tight finish (but with good length). But the nose is pretty glorious and complex with sweaty socks, stones, smoke, flowers, spices, medicinal/camphor notes, cream, and cherries. On the palate the fruit turns sweeter and more berry-like.
Recently purchased for $45 this qualifies as one of the better Burgundies from a QPR perspective in my cellar right now. 90 points today with upside potential. Needs 2-3 years at least.
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11/21/2007 - dk_lulu wrote:
on the nose, deep dark fruit with thoughtful floral elements. in the mouth, the same black fruit w strong, even precise delineation, and most interesting and distinctive tannin structure, with an anise undercurrent. well balanced with excellent quality of components. refreshing bright acidity, though only adequate mouthfeel (given the intense color, highly extracted?), and decent complexity. quite pure with an extended finish and strong mineral driven retro-olefaction with layering. not your usually slutty chambolle ... a most interesting and intellectually stimulating wine. the remaining ones should offer similarly interesting experiences in 5-10 yrs.
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2/12/2007 - clee wrote: 90 Points
This may be closing down a little, but was good and will show much more in a few years. It leaned to the dark fruit side of the spectrum and was quite rich, full, and long with good balance Certainly more modern in style than some, but not too much so. Try again in 2009-2010.
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7/14/2006 - jbaron wrote:
Rating young wines is always problematic for me, and rating young wines that are "closed" is even more so. This one "feels" like it has good stuffing (and tannin and acid and body and nose and feel) to go along with it, but it seems so closed that it's hard to describe. It's just mute as to it's present course, but it's future course seems bright.
Try again in 2008...
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3/18/2006 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points
Woodland Hills: Dark purple; rasp/cassis, bake. spice, hint clove; med. bod, good struct., lots of a’s, earthy fin. w/solid t’s--still young. Grt. classic burg notes w/wood.
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10/17/2004 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 Points
Moderate red cherry aromas. More assertive flavors on palate with bolder red and black cherry, well balanced with good overall structure. Good length shows nuanced spice. Better after 2009 or 2010.
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