2015 Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 92 points

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  1/30/2021 - csimm wrote: 94 Points

  A great showing tonight with a 1er Cru-level performance. The initial pull was especially full of cranberry and red berry flavors. Slightly thin for the first few minutes until it has a chance to stretch its legs and really open up.
  
  After a slow O2 for an hour or so, bright red raspberry, orange peel, red and black cherry, rhubarb, and faint spicebox notes roll on to the palate; a fresh and vibrant showing built with both notable energy and succulent frame.
  
  With air, the red fruit-dominant core becomes darker and sappier, with black cherry, cassis, and some earth flavors unfolding. Depth and complexity progress through a few hours of consumption.
  
  Best showing to-date. 93-94 easy points. Drink now with a decent hit of air or hold for some short term cellaring. I’ll try again in a year, but it’s already very compelling, especially for an appellation-level.

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  2/9/2020 - csimm wrote: 92 Points

  Still in that 91-92 range for me. Factoring in QPR, this is a very pleasant ride of a wine and a decent bang for your buck. Black cherry and purple berry fruit dominate here, with medium grip and speed. Finishes even-keeled and satisfying. Less punchy and grippy than last summer, but a nice execution of flavor overall; especially good with food (pulled pork Cubano sandwiches). Drink now and over the next decade.

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  2/7/2020 - eoinhharkins wrote: 91 Points

  Showed well tonight spices, red berries, dark minerals, silky smooth palate with a real fresh crisp feel to it, medium plus acidity low tannin medium finish

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  7/19/2019 - csimm wrote: 92 Points

  Dark black and red cherry dominant, with hints of vanilla, crema, wet limestone, and faint spice bark. A little more on the black fruit spectrum. A notable mid-palate for such a base-model wine, with a finish that tapers off fairly quickly but leaves enough flavor circling around the palate that the experience of its weight-speed combination culminates in an overall worthy delivery and softly layered flavor expansion on the attack and through the back end. Grip is medium but surely present; balance is solid. Splits a nice line between feminine and masculine. Not overly powerful, but well weighted and decently saturated. Still a bit tight, but gives a few inches as air infiltrates the glass. Great with food. For $35, this is a no-brainer buy for me. 91-92+ points, with upside after 2021+.

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  10/29/2017 - eoinhharkins wrote: 91 Points

  Young for sue but quite approachable with the ripe dark berry, some wood, vanilla, spice and minerals in the background , lots of fruit in the attack and mid palate, where a slight creamy texture pops integrated medium pots acidity and soft velvety tannins

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