- the 5th disciple of the Drop of God comic hence it is one of the wine I wanted to try. - Pretty dark in Color.... well. Nose is pretty nice with sweet yellow fruits, some caramel, roasted nut, powerful and at the same time not not airy that I associate with a Chevy. Initially good acidity on the palate, growing intensity on the palate but disjointed. This does freshen up when served colder but we agreed that this is not the right performance. Well...
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Not a fan, at least not of this bottle. Weird nose of pepto bismol and stale spearmint gum. Not premoxed, but somehow dessicated, withdrawn, and dried out.
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2000 Vintage Great White Burgundy Dinner (Boka - Chicago IL): Single blind in a great flight of 2000 vintage Chevalier-Montrachet. Nuanced aromas of peach and ripe apple. Subtle apple and pear flavors, good background spice, modest intensity and length. While not as good as I recall from years ago, I was pleased this simply wasn't oxidized.
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Thankfully a non-oxidized Colin-Deleger from the 1996-2000 period. Excellent spice dominated nose with some apple and pear. Palate leaning a bit more to ripe peach flavors along with apple and pear, also with great spice, showing lots of nuance. Very good minerality, but not much acidity coming out now. This would have merited a higher score but, no surprise, it is showing well more advanced than 2000 Grand Cru should.
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Outstanding C-D after tossing so many of their wines down the sink because of prem-ox. Lovely light-medium yellow; lightly fragrant of spring flowers and a delicate perfume. Gentle on the palate but wonderfully elegant and precise. A complete success for the vintage.
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When God created Chevalier he demanded…”Let there be shape”….and there was shape. This wine has that perfect sphere of fruit wrapped around a high tensile, mineral spine. The aromatics are both precise and beguiling with subtle whiffs of orange blossom, lemon, white peach and a little toast. It is rich and powerful without being heavy and the fruits are tinged with plenty of limestone and slate minerality. The finish is extremely long with piercing grapefruit acidity. Absolutely gorgeous and behaving just how a great white Burg should at age 8.
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When Colin-Deleger is sound, it's outstanding. I had forgotten after throwing so many prem-ox dead C-D '96s and '99s down the sink. But this 2000 is actually a bit too young, not a bad thing of course, but I won't wait long to try it again. Rather unforthcoming on the nose, but a real treat on the tongue. Wonderfully viscous, almost thick, stuffed with an unusual but delicious mix of peach, pear, orange peel, lemon and perhaps even coriander. Complex and elusive rather than flashy.
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12/17/2019 - Sleepy Dave wrote:
- the 5th disciple of the Drop of God comic hence it is one of the wine I wanted to try.
- Pretty dark in Color.... well. Nose is pretty nice with sweet yellow fruits, some caramel, roasted nut, powerful and at the same time not not airy that I associate with a Chevy. Initially good acidity on the palate, growing intensity on the palate but disjointed. This does freshen up when served colder but we agreed that this is not the right performance. Well...
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11/5/2018 - OenoEd Does not like this wine: 77 Points
Not a fan, at least not of this bottle. Weird nose of pepto bismol and stale spearmint gum. Not premoxed, but somehow dessicated, withdrawn, and dried out.
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3/1/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: flawed
Zachys La Paulée "Warm-up" Dinner (Sessions at the Presidio - San Francisco CA): Oxidized
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9/24/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
2000 Vintage Great White Burgundy Dinner (Boka - Chicago IL): Single blind in a great flight of 2000 vintage Chevalier-Montrachet. Nuanced aromas of peach and ripe apple. Subtle apple and pear flavors, good background spice, modest intensity and length. While not as good as I recall from years ago, I was pleased this simply wasn't oxidized.
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9/5/2011 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Thankfully a non-oxidized Colin-Deleger from the 1996-2000 period. Excellent spice dominated nose with some apple and pear. Palate leaning a bit more to ripe peach flavors along with apple and pear, also with great spice, showing lots of nuance. Very good minerality, but not much acidity coming out now. This would have merited a higher score but, no surprise, it is showing well more advanced than 2000 Grand Cru should.
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1/25/2009 - sdr wrote: 91 Points
Outstanding C-D after tossing so many of their wines down the sink because of prem-ox. Lovely light-medium yellow; lightly fragrant of spring flowers and a delicate perfume. Gentle on the palate but wonderfully elegant and precise. A complete success for the vintage.
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12/6/2008 - sdr wrote: flawed
For a few minutes I thought there was hope and the smell was actually pleasant, but then the Dread Disease mounted its ugly head and killed it.
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10/2/2008 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
When God created Chevalier he demanded…”Let there be shape”….and there was shape. This wine has that perfect sphere of fruit wrapped around a high tensile, mineral spine. The aromatics are both precise and beguiling with subtle whiffs of orange blossom, lemon, white peach and a little toast. It is rich and powerful without being heavy and the fruits are tinged with plenty of limestone and slate minerality. The finish is extremely long with piercing grapefruit acidity. Absolutely gorgeous and behaving just how a great white Burg should at age 8.
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9/20/2008 - sdr wrote: 92 Points
When Colin-Deleger is sound, it's outstanding. I had forgotten after throwing so many prem-ox dead C-D '96s and '99s down the sink. But this 2000 is actually a bit too young, not a bad thing of course, but I won't wait long to try it again. Rather unforthcoming on the nose, but a real treat on the tongue. Wonderfully viscous, almost thick, stuffed with an unusual but delicious mix of peach, pear, orange peel, lemon and perhaps even coriander. Complex and elusive rather than flashy.
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4/26/2008 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: flawed
Vega-Sicilia Unico Vertical and other Excesses (Chez Hazerot, Chez Hart and La Salette Restaurant, Sonoma, California): medium yellow color; broccoli, cheesy, fishy, bread dough nose; odd, sweet, bready and disjointed palate; medium-plus finish 78 pts.
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