April 30, 2021 - Young. Juicy red cherry fruit, tartness and tannins right up front. This supporting acidity will be welcome in 5 years. Good now, and played well with grilled picanha steak, but all elbows in its youth.
Try again after 2025 so it can, as the Beatles said “come together”. 91-93 potential
January 17, 2019 - Half bottle. Deep, dense ruby. Aromas of pepper, wood spice, and herbs. Full bodied, ripe blackberry fruit with uplifting citrus and acidity, fine grained tannin and creosote on the finish. The barest hint of soil at the end. Quite a modern impression. If I had tasted this blind, I would have hazarded a guess for northern Rhone something. Had someone said it was Burgundy, a burlier appellation might have come to mind, but Chambolle would not have been on the radar at all.
March 3, 2018 - La Paulée de San Francisco - Grand Tasting (The Fairmont - San Francisco CA): Tasting, brief note. Best of the lineup. Lots of red fruit with very good concentration, weight and enough structure for very good balance. Plenty of textural charm throughout, helping provide greater length and energy. 91-92 point potential.
March 3, 2018 - La Paulée de SF Grand Tasting (Fairmont Hotel, SF CA): Sweet, lush and approachable with red cherry and florals. Texture is once again silky. 90-92
March 3, 2018 - Rich, warm, forward.
March 3, 2018 - Some Wines from the 2018 La Paulée Grand Tasting of 2015 Burgundy (The Fairmont, San Francisco): Bigger, riper, and rounder than the Derrière le Four. Wonderful intensity and depth of red/black fruit. Some citrus, ripe tannins. Not fine or chiseled by any means, but wow, the fruit is so pure and gorgeous. This should have great early approachability unless the tannins decide to assert themselves.
July 28, 2017 - 2015 Hervé Sigaut Wines (Dig Wines, San Francisco): Deep ruby with perfect clarity. Earth and deep scent of whole berries. Juicy, almost sweet entry. Denser and rounder than either the Fuées or Chatelots, not as prominent acidity. Black more than red fruit, lovely carressing feel and excellent length, ripely tannic finish. Perhaps more of a wine of the vintage rather than being as terroir-driven or chiseled, but the depth and purity of perfectly ripe fruit are still outstanding. This may well close down over time, and it will take the tannins some time to resolve, but if you get a chance to taste and drink this early, do not pass it up.