2001 Nicolas Potel Charmes-Chambertin

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  5/9/2020 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points

  Zoom blind tasting #2 (At home during circuit breaker): Pretty good without being memorable. A bit odd on the nose at first, this showed a waft of oak that dominated at the start, with a wood and varnish character that took a bit to blow-off, before revealing nicer aromas of earth, meat, wood spice, with a core dark berries and black cherry accents. Pretty nice if not for all that woodiness. The palate was somewhat better. Clear, bright and giving, it had a lovely snap of high-toned red cherries and berries infused with a little bit of flowers and a nice touch of spice - all this framed with fine tannins and juicy acidity. Nice little finish too, with a touch a tea leaves and a twist of orange peel. That toasty, coffee-ish oak that I picked up on the nose peeled on just a bit here. On the palate, this was pleasing indeed, and drinking pretty well now. There was a sense of Grand Cru depth and persistence on it, although I must say it did not come through as absolutely top-notch - this just lacked a bit of finesse I thought. Nevertheless, a capable and very pleasing wine.

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  2/24/2017 - astroman Likes this wine:

  Expressive on the nose with tea like flavor backed by fruits. The palate was extremely tight with density and tannins. Needs a lot more time to integrate. Some sweet notes.

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  12/15/2015 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points

  Prime of Life Dinner (Yan, National Gallery, Singapore): Good but boring. If at all possible, this semmed to be quite a mechanical, paint-by-numbers Burgundy. It had a nice nose, with a touch of funky forest floor alongside dark cherries and plums and a hint of spice and rubber. The palate showed a good bit of fresh, juicy acidity running through a muscular, broad-shouldered mouthful of cherries edged with earth and spice and a touch of orange peel towards the finish. All in all, well-made and quite classily shaped, with just a touch of drying tannins throwing the overall feel off by a bit. However, the wine seemed to lack passion and interest and, like the Romanee St Vivant before it, came across quite monolithic. In fact, it was similar enough to the previous wine for us to guess that this was another 2001 Potel Grand Cru en magnum, albeit from an indeterminate village in the Cote de Nuits. Altogether, good, but not great

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  11/24/2008 - Rupert wrote: 90 Points

  Burgundies with James Handford (South Kensington): Sappy, wild, leafy, light bodied and lean, and despite a whiff of the farm, very very pretty. [Apparently sourced from Roumier]

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