12.5% - Clear, med to light ruby-blackish with not much bricking on the hue / clean, med+ intensity - redcurrant, warm strawberry, black tea, floral bouquet (violet, peony), underbrush, smoky / dry, med acidity, med to low polished tannin, med to light body, med intensity, med to long length. Quite alive after 18 years with a firm red berries presence carrying through along the tertiary notes.
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Well, I am properly impressed. A lovely balance of strawberry fruit, balancing acidity and generously ripe tannins. This is in a great place but can still evolve if you like more of the forest floor type flavours.
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Hmmm, this bottle has a distictly brownish tint. On the palate it is thin and the fruit has faded. To borrow a word used by antique dealers to describe a piece that has been artificially aged, it is "distressed". As someone who likes antique Burgundy I am still enjoying it, but given the premature aging I can only mark this as a flawed bottle.
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Some nice scented red fruit and Pinot Noir earthy aromas on the nose. The palate had some good acidity balanced by mellow cherry and violet flavours with some underbrush and the finish had some citrus and saline notes. The acidity and fruit went very well with the richness of the duck breast we were having. A light but quite well balanced wine if somewhat lacking in complexity. Nevertheless, it was very enjoyable; I have another bottle which I intend to drink reasonably soon, as I cannot see this improving very much further and probably not to 2025 as indicated on the CT drinking window. V.g.
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Mid to full garnet. A sweet-fruited mellow autumnal air to the nose. Some development but retains its core of floral, fragrant fruit. Bright, red-fruited with a good dash of sous-bois. Mellow but bright. Very drinkable. ***1/2
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My second bottle. Perhaps I am in a more forgiving mood tonight, but I find myself warming it it........ish. The description in my first note still seems right, but a I think this is a wine that really needs to go with food, and it will not show best when tested in isolation. You just need to get past the "severe but correct" attitude to appreciate it, and a meaty dish will help there. vg
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Savoury, earthy, grainy, tannic, and tending to the austere. This seems much more like a robust (and slightly rustic) Savigny, rather than a pretty Chambolle. It's perfectly enjoyable, but overall a disappointment given the house and vintage. g
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Drank this with the 1999. A nice villages, true to Chambolle, a pretty, light, refreshing wine. Smelled and tasted of cherries and red berries with a bit of smokiness. Soft and not really structured to let it age past perhaps age 15 or so - this is a good time to drink the wine. This had a little less concentration and a little more acidity than the 1999, which was a better wine.
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35 English pounds buys a pretty decent wine here - cheap in terms of the money pit of Burgundy. As is usual with this kind of wine where a negiotiant has purchased the grapes from wherever, you are not sure what you a really drinking but the results are decent. Light, true to the character of Chambolle Musigny and shows enough development to warrant the purchase. Lacks weight on the finish - lots of celery stick, cherries and red fruit. I actually like it, but since when did a wine like this become good value at 35 quid? I've been brain-washed into Burg pricing!
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WES - Fine Red Burgundy (LSE Holborn): Medium intense. Distinct orange hue. Vegetal pong with smoke and mushrooms - almost cheese! Soft, rich, subtle on the palate. Rounded savoury. Quite delicate.
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Lovely radiant fresh but fully mature Chambolle. On the palate, ethereal, almost weightless, but also very ripe and deep and powerful. Aromas and flavours of dark cherry, thyme and a hint of fennel seed, plus earth and smoke. Soft and quite sweet, but with gentle acidity too, and a long satisfying finish. The overall effect is light and lithe, but also resonant and full of impact. An alluring, rather gorgeous red Burgundy. So much more delicate and fine-boned and deftly nuanced than almost all new world pinot. A delight.
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9/2/2019 - SiR wrote: 92 Points
12.5% - Clear, med to light ruby-blackish with not much bricking on the hue / clean, med+ intensity - redcurrant, warm strawberry, black tea, floral bouquet (violet, peony), underbrush, smoky / dry, med acidity, med to low polished tannin, med to light body, med intensity, med to long length. Quite alive after 18 years with a firm red berries presence carrying through along the tertiary notes.
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10/21/2016 - Lordswood wrote: 91 Points
Well, I am properly impressed. A lovely balance of strawberry fruit, balancing acidity and generously ripe tannins. This is in a great place but can still evolve if you like more of the forest floor type flavours.
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10/16/2016 - paul canet wrote: 88 Points
Un peu cher pour ce que ce vin avait à offrir. Drink up!
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9/18/2016 - GuillaumeC Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Vin fini, aurait du être ouvert il y a quelques années. Dommage.
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3/13/2016 - Jeff W wrote:
Hmmm, this bottle has a distictly brownish tint. On the palate it is thin and the fruit has faded. To borrow a word used by antique dealers to describe a piece that has been artificially aged, it is "distressed". As someone who likes antique Burgundy I am still enjoying it, but given the premature aging I can only mark this as a flawed bottle.
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12/28/2015 - yiuwing_hk Likes this wine: 92 Points
After 45mins, very good structure, deep red fruit, smoky & animal nose, red fruits, soft tannins, good structure.
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11/17/2014 - tendring Likes this wine: 89 Points
Wine Education Service - Red Burgundy (LSE): Orange brown.
Animal odours, soft and lovely.
Fruity, balanced, soft tannins, juicy mid palate, very long.
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11/5/2014 - Adrian Wood Likes this wine:
Some nice scented red fruit and Pinot Noir earthy aromas on the nose. The palate had some good acidity balanced by mellow cherry and violet flavours with some underbrush and the finish had some citrus and saline notes. The acidity and fruit went very well with the richness of the duck breast we were having. A light but quite well balanced wine if somewhat lacking in complexity. Nevertheless, it was very enjoyable; I have another bottle which I intend to drink reasonably soon, as I cannot see this improving very much further and probably not to 2025 as indicated on the CT drinking window. V.g.
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10/8/2014 - SimonG wrote: 90 Points
Mid to full garnet. A sweet-fruited mellow autumnal air to the nose. Some development but retains its core of floral, fragrant fruit. Bright, red-fruited with a good dash of sous-bois. Mellow but bright. Very drinkable. ***1/2
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3/6/2014 - Jeff W wrote:
My second bottle. Perhaps I am in a more forgiving mood tonight, but I find myself warming it it........ish. The description in my first note still seems right, but a I think this is a wine that really needs to go with food, and it will not show best when tested in isolation. You just need to get past the "severe but correct" attitude to appreciate it, and a meaty dish will help there. vg
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2/8/2014 - Jeff W wrote:
Savoury, earthy, grainy, tannic, and tending to the austere. This seems much more like a robust (and slightly rustic) Savigny, rather than a pretty Chambolle. It's perfectly enjoyable, but overall a disappointment given the house and vintage. g
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1/25/2014 - jkuanl wrote:
Drank this with the 1999. A nice villages, true to Chambolle, a pretty, light, refreshing wine. Smelled and tasted of cherries and red berries with a bit of smokiness. Soft and not really structured to let it age past perhaps age 15 or so - this is a good time to drink the wine. This had a little less concentration and a little more acidity than the 1999, which was a better wine.
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1/16/2014 - pjaines Likes this wine:
35 English pounds buys a pretty decent wine here - cheap in terms of the money pit of Burgundy. As is usual with this kind of wine where a negiotiant has purchased the grapes from wherever, you are not sure what you a really drinking but the results are decent. Light, true to the character of Chambolle Musigny and shows enough development to warrant the purchase. Lacks weight on the finish - lots of celery stick, cherries and red fruit. I actually like it, but since when did a wine like this become good value at 35 quid? I've been brain-washed into Burg pricing!
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12/9/2013 - hadwin Likes this wine: 91 Points
WES - Fine Red Burgundy (LSE Holborn): Medium intense. Distinct orange hue. Vegetal pong with smoke and mushrooms - almost cheese! Soft, rich, subtle on the palate. Rounded savoury. Quite delicate.
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12/9/2013 - tendring wrote: 87 Points
Wine Education Service - Fine Red Burgundy (LSE): Light with age.
Attractive developed nose.
Fruit and tannin, balanced, a food wine, oaky, long.
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10/19/2013 - Dr AJ Likes this wine: 89 Points
Lovely radiant fresh but fully mature Chambolle. On the palate, ethereal, almost weightless, but also very ripe and deep and powerful. Aromas and flavours of dark cherry, thyme and a hint of fennel seed, plus earth and smoke. Soft and quite sweet, but with gentle acidity too, and a long satisfying finish. The overall effect is light and lithe, but also resonant and full of impact. An alluring, rather gorgeous red Burgundy. So much more delicate and fine-boned and deftly nuanced than almost all new world pinot. A delight.
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