2007 Domaine Jean Chauvenet Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  1/1/2023 - Brolawa Likes this wine: 91 Points

  94 nose but probably an 88 palate and finish. Nose is a beautiful mix of black and red fruit, forest floor (especially mushroom) and spice. It all mostly fails to transfer to the palate and finishes quickly. Quite tannic. I would give this another 5 years at least to see if the palate can catch up.

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  3/14/2020 - chablis28 wrote: 89 Points

  Opened 3 hour prior to dinner and slow oxed in glass & btl. Started out lean and slightly acidic but fleshed out within the first slow ox hour. Ruby, semi cloudy red color with light ambering. Underbrush, spice and most of all earth on the nose. All of those elements carry over to a very earthy palate in search of just a tad bit more fruit and refinement for my liking. This is not in the same league as Chevillon. At least not this btl. Found it interesting and drinkable but lacking Chevillon's purity, finesse and energy. Not as fresh as I prefer. Not flawed but perhaps a bit past prime.

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  2/19/2017 - quaffnov Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This note is after the bottle has been open a week after an initial decant of 90 minutes followed by slow ox in a refrigerator.
  The nose is better after a week than it was on the initial opening, with heavy forest floor and mushroom/earth elements. I have not had a lot of experience with burgundy but if this is what a better bottle has to offer in its bouquet I can see why they are expensive, the Zalto burgundy glass can't contain this, wonderful! The palate has faded slightly in some ways from the initial tasting a week ago but still has strong structure, with lively acidity and a full mouthfeel. The forest floor and mushroom elements are combined with a wonderful cherry/rhubarb offering and more spice now than previously. More austere and more complex after a week, this tells me the bottle has many years of aging potential but is quite good now.

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  2/12/2017 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  Absolutely gorgeous wine - but it needs a fair amount of rest in the cellar before it's bringing its A-game. Color still holding a dark garnet>ruby, no sign of age. Aromas are lovely, with lots of fresh cut floral notes, followed by a stream of soil, dead leaf and mushroom notes, and finally, with a good amount of swirling, fruit and spice notes. The aromas continued to increase in intensity and complexity; the palate, too, added a bit of weight and even more definition. This is not quite ready, but it's no crime to open one now if you have several - just be sure to give it 3-4 hours of air in decanter. Very fine drop, enviable future. recommended
  
  Aerated 90 minutes in decanter, served non-blind. My first time with this producer, quite a nice impression.

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