2011 Maison Ilan Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Les Chaffots

Community Tasting Notes (34) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  10/12/2023 - NickA Likes this wine: 92 Points

  2011 Burgs (Noize): First time trying this notorious producer. Tonight's most mature wine, with plenty of farmyard and some visible browning. Stereotypically 2011 in terms of structure, being bright and crisp and marked by its acidity - the opposite to the Felettig, say. I'd be drinking up if I owned this wine, but it was really quite nice on the night.

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  10/9/2022 - SimonG wrote: 91 Points

  More mid garnet than ruby. Nicely evolving nose with some sous bois starting to develop and a tiny hint of caramel at the edge. Vibrant red fruit, quite tart with good acidity. Middle weight here and more substance than the 2010. Decent length, persistent with a good line, the acidity giving focus. Just about ****

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  10/27/2021 - Cote d'Or wrote:

  Tasted over 2 hrs
  -med dark red mild bricking
  -expressive slightly burnt sickly sweet red fruit mild reduction
  -barely med acidity, med- weight faded dark red fruit faintly medicinal, med- tannins slightly astringent and some faint oak
  -not very harmonious and rather low acidity for the vintage, probably was better a couple years ago

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  12/22/2020 - benhalton wrote:

  This shows more density and concentration than the Mont Luisants of the same vintage but is by no means a powerful wine. More dilute than a recent (spectacular) bottle of the 10, but still in adolescence, elegant and easy to drink but not showing a huge amount of development. This is certainly ready to drink but will change and I think improve over a few years. *** 1/2

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  10/16/2020 - fingers Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This bottle was fantastic right out of the gate. Light hazy ruby color with a bit of sediment. Cork in perfect shape. Lovely perfume of mixed berry pie and floral elements and only a slight hint of the smoky wood that used to be more prominent in the bouquet. The palate has a gentle entry and is a bit soft on acidity for my taste, but I am enjoying the earth and mushroom notes and a little bit of that indescribable Burgundy magic that I had hoped to get. I refuse to throw food at it for fear of overwhelming the subtle beauty I'm tasting, but maybe seabass or white-sauced pasta would work well. After 2 hours it's holding up ok, but I'll have to report back when this bottle is eventually kaput.
  Down to the final pours 6+ hours later and it’s held together very well, though I still don’t have confidence in it’s long term future.
  But it’s nice to get a good one.
  5+12+17+7= 91

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