This is one of those stubborn '05s still unwilling to show its best stuff. Even w/ 18 full years under its belt. So after a quick taste test on opening, I decided to give it a 2hr decant b4 serving w/ our cast iron pan seared Sockeye. This helped but I still think this needs at least 3 more years to hopefully reveal more layers & achieve complete silkiness. Enjoyable but there's a real sense of resistance to showing all of it cards, yet. Sort of like trying to land a determined big Brown trout only to have it snap off.
Dinner with the wine group (Terun, Palo Alto): Light ruby, youthful color; aromatic, dark fruited, minerality; youthful tannin, medium bodied, rich but youthful; medium finish. Lovely but darker than expected for chambolle. 90
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This is drinking well. Pretty nose of fruit, licorice and something that made me think of charred tree bark. I guess that’s barrel influence. Tart, bright red and darker fruits, decent acidity. This also went well with the lamb course.
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10/21/2023 - chablis28 wrote: 91 Points
This is one of those stubborn '05s still unwilling to show its best stuff. Even w/ 18 full years under its belt. So after a quick taste test on opening, I decided to give it a 2hr decant b4 serving w/ our cast iron pan seared Sockeye. This helped but I still think this needs at least 3 more years to hopefully reveal more layers & achieve complete silkiness. Enjoyable but there's a real sense of resistance to showing all of it cards, yet. Sort of like trying to land a determined big Brown trout only to have it snap off.
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8/16/2022 - Richard P Howden Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very pretty nose, floral and pretty. Ready now palate, with good depth. Tasty.
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8/16/2022 - aagrawal wrote: 90 Points
Dinner with the wine group (Terun, Palo Alto): Light ruby, youthful color; aromatic, dark fruited, minerality; youthful tannin, medium bodied, rich but youthful; medium finish. Lovely but darker than expected for chambolle. 90
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5/16/2021 - drwine2001 wrote:
A Tasting of Chambolle-Musigny Village Wines from the 2005 Vintage (San Francisco): Penetrating mint scents. Bigger, very serious, backward wine. Stemmy black fruit, high acidity, grippy tannic finish accompanied by gentle soil. Wow, this is a brute compared to everything else in this line up. Hold for 10 or 15 more years???
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3/10/2019 - Outplaying wrote:
This is drinking well. Pretty nose of fruit, licorice and something that made me think of charred tree bark. I guess that’s barrel influence. Tart, bright red and darker fruits, decent acidity. This also went well with the lamb course.
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