2000 Domaine Amiot-Servelle Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  2/20/2016 - DougLee wrote: 92 Points

  Popped and poured, then followed for three hours. Medium ruby color. Nose of darkest black cherry, anise, iron-inflected soil, violets. Layers of black raspberry, cherry, and blackberry on the palate laced with tiny iron deposits in a medium-bodied but charmingly vivacious assemblage. Almost peppery acidity and smoothed off tannins leading to a longer finish of dark fruit, stone, and earth. Although from a less heralded year, a thoroughly enjoyable bottle. The vineyard made its mark on this one.

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  11/19/2012 - Alex H wrote: 86 Points

  Slightly awkward. This wine had some showing in all its aspects like florals, sweet fruits and structure. Though also not quite fulfilling. A little undecided and feeling like an awkward teenager though with potential to blossom.

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  11/16/2012 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points

  Burgundies - 2004, 2007 and other "Off" vintages (Giant Garoupa Restaurant): Talk about bottle variation - this bottle was good, but a world away from the beautiful showing we had with another blinded bottle earlier in the year. The nose was pretty nice, but I would gently attractive rather than perfumed, with lots of mineral and peppery spice notes, some toasted earth and smoke, then black cherries and just a hint of dried flowers. Already so different from the previous bottle that I did not even guess this was a Chambolle. I thought the palate was a bit better. Nicely fresh and pure for a 2000, this had a good amount of clear acidity punctuating its mid-weighted flavours of black cherries, berries, seasoned once again with a touch of toasty earth and more pronounced floral accents as the wine pulled away into a very minerally finish. Actually a pretty nice wine, nothing much can be faulted, it just missed a the x-factor that the last bottle had. Good for drinking now though, with the flavours having integrated nicely and tannins mellowed into a nice plush softeness.

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  3/23/2012 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points

  2012 BMDP Charity Dinner and Extras (Meritus Mandarin / Giant Garoupa): This was excellent - a lovely wine that was enjoyed by everyone on the table. It had a beautiful nose that was classic Chambolle, with perfumy, flowery accents floating around black cherry aromas lined with a nice hint of mineral, some sweet spices and a pat of wet earth and undergrowth. A nice mix of sweet high-tones and more savoury low notes that made for a really enticing bouquet. The palate had a clean, fresh brightness to it, really unusually so for a 2000, so that the wine had a lovely sense of lightness and focus to its delicious Chambolle flavours of red cherries and little flowery nuances wed to more, earthy, umami notes - almost like a whiff of swiss brown and white button mushrooms on the midpalate. There just a hint of silky tannins as the wine rustled into an elegant finish where it was kissed with a soupcon of spice. As often the case with Les Amoureuses, this was bit on the lighter side - a wine that was more about charm and delicacy than power and depth. Really delicious though, and very ready to drink. This over-performed both in the context of its vintage as well as its producer. A great way to start the night.

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