Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Monday, September 17, 2012 - Bertheau made some breathtakingly ethereal wines in 2008 - this was a perfect example. Popped and poured over a dim sum lunch with Celk, it had gorgeous nose that just screamed Chambolle from the first glass, with lovely, perfumed scents of flowers and bright red cherries and fresh raspberries lined with just a little touch of savoury earth and iron inflections. Seductive, alluring, feminine - an altogether amazing nose. The palate was delightful for such a young bottle as well. This was possibly the most elegant wine I can remember drinking this year. Middle-weight and light on its feet, it had a glowing purity and wonderfully limpid transperancy to its gently sweet flavours of red cherries and berries. The tannins were ever so silky, and the bright acidity perfectly judged, leading the wine into a beautiful finish, where the pure fruit was met with a lift of orangey tones and a tiny kiss of spice. With time, a nicely umami, mushroomy note started wafting out as well. While neither the most powerful nor most complex of 1er Crus, this is what Chambolle is all about - balance, elegance, charm, seduction. Absolutely beautiful. It did shut down somewhat after an hour or so, showing a bit of austerity right at the very end, with the fruit leaning out into metally mineral notes. That apart, we enjoyed this bottle tremendsouly.

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