April 25, 2017 - Pizza Night with Mostly Italians (Brad & Marcia's Place, St. Paul, MN): Medium red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. Light floral notes, dried earth, red fruits, somewhat firm tannins yet, simple, tangy, and tasty.
April 24, 2015 - Spicy and more savory, tight still, but just opened.
October 29, 2014 - Popped and poured, then consumed along 90 min.
Translucent diluted garnet color.
Classic Bourgogne earthy-fruity nose with notes of cherries and strawberries
Medium bodied, firm tannins, medium fruity (mainly cherries & red bush) flavours, seems a classic simple solid Bourgogne.
Simple and pleasant.
August 31, 2013 - Another stunning btl paired with some fresh tuna in our Soho London apartment tonight. Open, earthy, spicy with forest floor nose. Tremendous value at 21lbs and surprisingly still on the shelf at Fortnum and Mason tonight. Great end to an amazing day in London!
March 28, 2013 - This was a relatively simply bourgogne rouge from Chevillon in this vintage. Not much complexity but it was satisfying. I bought these for a ridiculous close-out price of $10 so it was a good QPR.
March 5, 2013 - Popped and poured one night, then finished most of it two nights later by throwing in the decanter. Quite aromatic with some light earthiness, herbs and cherry fruit. Taste is very light with some red to black cherry fruit. Get a hint of milk chocolate in the taste, too. Has some decent acidity to it too.
February 9, 2013 - Diluted garnet color with semi-transparency. A little tart or bitter. Not as beguiling as my past experiences with this domaine which have usually been at the 1er Cru level. Okay, but I'm probably getting more value for my money by sticking to the village or 1er cru wines. It did improve a bit with aeration--some cherry notes coming through. I had this with leftover lamb and a baked potato and another evening with a cheeseburger.
January 25, 2013 - This really is superb for its lowly Bourgonge status and a tribute to the greatness that is Chevillon. I have owned a couple of these and continue to kick myself for not buying at least a dozen. I love everything about this wine but particularly its amazing autumnal nose. I buried my nose in the glass a lot that night. The palate is almost equally facinating with tart red fruit, spice and minerally flavors. My WOTN for a recent pizza night. THis drinks so well now there may be no reason to hold any of these for the long haul.If I owned more I'd likely drink most of them and keep 1 or 2 to see where they go. I admit, 93pts seems over the top for a Bourgogne but, I love this wine and feel compelled to rate it reflective of my experience. I've had the '10 version recently and so far its a bigger, tougher, more closed wine that I can only hope will arrive where this '08 has been almost from day one. Bravo!
January 25, 2013 - This wine continues to impress me with it's elegance. Light on the palate with nice minerality and complexity for a bourgogne.
July 26, 2012 - PnP, note from night one. Light Pinot characteristics with red fruits, a bit a cran-goodness, minerals, nice acids, mid weight. Nice for the money.