4/24/2024 - Tree512 wrote:

Pure red fruit - very much a CA Chambolle. Harmonious and ready to drink but a long life ahead.

4/20/2024 - Tree512 wrote:

Much more ready than the last bottle. Medium bodied and extremely long and complete. Very much like 1989 at the same point in its evolution. Nice.

4/7/2024 - Tree512 wrote:

Fully mature and ready to go. Medium bodied, linear, and harmonious. Smoky leaves on the nose, red and black fruit on the palate. Nice finish with some tannins still to fully resolve. Not complex or long enough to be stellar but still very pleasant.

3/31/2024 - Tree512 wrote:

Fully mature and ready to go. Ripe plummy fruit, medium bodied with a pleasant finish. This will never be great, but it’s a complete and typical 2002.

2/27/2024 - Tree512 wrote:

Really tasty but not worth the tariff and won’t age. Low acid with very ripe yellow fruit. Not quite peach. Floral but not explosive like a great Condrieu. Blind I would call it Guigal.

2/24/2024 - Tree512 wrote:

Bright with no bricking at the rim. Muted nose of cranberry and soil. Savory on the palate with perfectly ripe fruit. Very good wine that will get better but not worth the extra tariff.

2/8/2024 - Tree512 wrote:

Fully mature and very much alive. Tannins have resolved over the years but still structured and long.

1/13/2024 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

Exactly correct. A point. Light red color but no bricking. Umami sub bois nose. Loads of red fruit, lighter than plum but darker than cherry. Light bodied. Mature and lively. Intense mid palate and long finish. Will drink well for a while. Morish.

12/9/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

Perfect wine with a roast chicken. Still has loads of fruit while fully mature. Savory. Not particularly complex but very tasty.

11/27/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Tasted like a mix of California pinot and Chambolle. Not in a bad way, but in a ripe/fruit characteristic way. Far more acid and lighter in feel than a CA pinot would be. Enjoyable but not at all complex. Drink or hold.

11/15/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Ripe fruit but enough structure to hold it together. Enjoyable now but will drink well for a while.

11/12/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

Much better than my last bottle. Still young with ruby red robe and substantial tannins. Very nice red fruit with sub bois and building complexity on the finish. Definitely a food wine and should continue to evolve and improve.

11/5/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Much more 2005 than Chambolle. Big ripe fruit, no flaws, but graceless. Perfectly fine but not interesting.

11/4/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Pure clean fruit, high acid and complete. Not long but very pleasant. Drink or hold.

10/21/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

Super closed. Lots of fruit in there but it needs more time to unfold. I’d wait until 2030 at the earliest.

10/13/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Loads of dark red fruit, classic but uninspiring. Will hold but likely won't evolve.

10/8/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

In a great place. Fully mature with fully resolved tannins and good acidity. Nose is quiet but the palate is strong with red fruit, a linear finish, and sub bois notes.

10/6/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

Much more complete with full red fruit, excellent balance, mid-weight and perfectly mature. Nice.

9/17/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Finally ready to drink! Pure classic Pauillac. Tastes exactly how it should, like a Pichon Baron with a ton of structure that has finally evolved enough to be enjoyable.

9/10/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Pure Chambolle. Red fruit, great balance, super tasty. Exactly what I want from Chambolle village.

9/9/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Surprisingly mature. Very nice red fruit but not nearly enough acid for me. Great for a group of non-wine lovers.

9/3/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Wacky wine. Loads of acidity, light bodied, bright red, surprisingly ripe red fruit. I've never had a wine so ripe and so bright at the same time. Definitely a wine for rich food where a white won't cut it but the food demands a very high acid low tannin red.

9/2/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Great fruit, still a little tight and lean. I’d let it age until 2028.

8/27/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

Completely different than my last bottle, albeit decanted this time around. Just beginning it’s plateau of maturity with lucious but not over ripe red fruit, enough acid and loads of tannins. Reminds me a lot of 2007 Beaucastel. Medium bodied, long finish. Not super complex but complete.

8/20/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

Much better bottle. Downhill slope but still very tasty. More like Morey than Chambolle with dark red fruit.

8/19/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

Super tasty and smooth, rich but balanced, toasty and full. Perfect starter Champagne, not for serious dining. Great now and should hold for a while but I'd drink sooner rather than later to catch the fruit with little risk of the fruit outliving the spine.

8/12/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

Exactly what I want in a Sauternes. Great balance, fully mature, loads of botrytis, long, intense. Drinks well now and should continue to drink well until 2030 at least. Nice.

7/24/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Fully mature. Fruit is a little too dark and roasted for me, but nicely savory and a good spine of acid to keep it in balance. Medium body and length.

7/22/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Very tasty and great balance but not a lot of structure. Perfect as a casual sipper but not nearly as serious or as complex as Rhys Alpine normally is. I'm guessing making a Hillside in 2013 took some of the sap out.

7/14/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

This will be a great wine but still somewhat closed and not fully evolved. Complete, well-balanced and long, but immature. I'd give it until at least 2030 to unfurl and I'll bet it will drink well in 2050.

7/8/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Lots of fruit, still good structure through tannins, lots of oak. Not exactly typical but very enjoyable, especially for people who like fruit. Will keep aging but I don't think it will get better.

7/6/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Intense wine. Ready to drink but years to go, bing cherry with lots going on and great balance.

7/2/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Remarkably ripe and full but with some grip. Slightly bitter finish, very NSG. Drink or hold.

7/2/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Tastes like ripe Sociando Mallet. Classic, mellow and complete. Ready to drink but not going anywhere. Nice cigar/cedar note along with the plummy fruit.

6/25/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Loads of upfront complex fruit, intense finish. Tastes more like 2003 than Giacosa Barolo. Would be perfect for a tasting or a rich meat dish like brasato.

6/4/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

A point. Griottes on the nose with a strong attack and a long finish. Youthful red color, perfect accompaniment to subtle/haut cuisine. Sublime.

5/28/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Fully mature and ready to go. Fruit has toned down and balance is up with resolved tannins. Not particularly complex or long but perfectly typical mature Bordeaux.

5/20/2023 - Tree512 Does not like this wine:

Over the hill, which is really too bad as there was nice fruit and length behind the age. Fill and cork were great.

5/13/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Horribly crumbly cork - unacceptable, especially for a luxury cuvée. Very unlike others notes, brick red with an old tasting palate. Still lots of tannins but plummy where it should be vibrant. Disappointing.

5/7/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Huge and long. Pure red fruit, very Nuits and a hint of Mugnier. Tons of acid and tannins, good now with something fatty but will be better in 2030+. I’m holding the rest of mine.

4/19/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Solid wine, more 2005 than Chambolle as others have written.

4/9/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Tastes exactly like you’d think a 2002 La Mish would taste like. Hoisin on the palate, mature but still lively. Not large but complete. Drink or hold.

3/12/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Classic Comtes that’s way too young. Lots of taut white and yellow fruit. I wouldn’t touch this before 2030.

3/12/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

Great wine in a great place. Loads of fruit, great balance, big but resolving tannins, classic left bank Bordeaux.

3/10/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

Great wine fully ready to go. Deep purple fruit, complex and long.

3/2/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Fully mature. Loads of sediment. Classic cherry fruit, sweet and tasty. Decent acid, not very long or complex.

2/17/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Sound and ready to drink but not a lot there. Sort of like a mid-tier Barolo with the volume turned down. Pleasant mid-week drinker.

2/14/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

Easily the best bottle I've ever tasted of this wine. In perfect shape, loads of ripe red and black fruit with solid structure and resolving tannins. Long. Very satisfying. I'd drink these now but I think they'll age for 20+ more years.

2/11/2023 - Tree512 Likes this wine:

Hitting on all cylinders. As other taster have noted, this wine smokes. As in, it has a strong smoky note that works really well. Lively red fruit and strong tannins that are maturing, grippy but not drying. Long finish. This has the structure to keep aging but I’d drink sooner rather than later to capture the fruit.

2/5/2023 - Tree512 wrote:

Not particularly complex, a bit chunky and rustic for such a great site. Still has lots of life and the end of the bottle had much more life than the beginning. The North Berkeley cuvee is unfiltered and this bottle had as much sediment as I have ever seen in a bottle of Pinot Noir.