10/25/2015 - BurgAndy wrote:

Tonight this wine ran a bit hot, flat on entry, and a bit oaky on the finish. Decent fruit and mouthfeel but the balance was off. Clumsy and lacking integration this evening despite decanting. Hopefully this is not a representative bottle or simply entering a dumb phase. Third bottle from a case. Hold and hope?

12/3/2011 - BurgAndy wrote:

Wow. Silk and lace. Beautiful Chambolle. Soft elegant red fruits with great midpalate depth and a soft lasting finish. The nose is perfumed and floral and the aromas of mature, round, ripe red fruits is simply awesome. I had this wine a few years back when it was young, dumb, and tight. It has really transformed. After having a ripe 2009 earlier this evening, I hate to generalize but there truly is no comparison between these two vintages.

Even better on day 2 -- no rush to open this one.

4/20/2015 - BurgAndy wrote:

Took the opportunity to taste this alongside the 2005 Joblot Clos de la Servoisine. The first bottle of the Cellier Aux Moines was sadly corked, but what can you do. The second bottle was fine. Both the Cellier Aux Moines and the Clos de la Servoisine both exhibited big grapey noses, although the nose on the Servoisine came off as a bit plummy, while the nose of the Cellier Aux Moines was a bit tighter with wisps of mineral and iodine. On the palate, it was quite difficult to differentiate between the two -- both showed soft fading dark fruit with secondary notes of forest floor and dirt, although the Cellier Aux Moines came off as the more coiled of the two. Unfortunately, both came off as flat, missing the fruit and acid that had been exciting in these wines' youths. I am hoping that perhaps these wines are both going through a dumb phase. Based on prior bottles, I had imagined that these wines would not lose their fruit for a long while -- perhaps I was mistaken?

5/12/2014 - BurgAndy wrote:

This was quite generous and primary on the nose, with aromas of crushed dark berries and a faint iron streak. On the palate, while so very primary, this came off as somewhat closed. With a few hours in the decanter, things opened up a bit, but this wine came off as such a youngster at a very awkward phase. Reminds me a bunch of the Vogue CM 1er Cru. Day two -- nothing doing, just shut down and grumpy. I'll forget about remaining bottles for at least 3-5 years before again trying. This is quite concentrated and there's a lot of raw material here -- certainly built for the long haul.

3/23/2014 - BurgAndy wrote:

Was curious to try the 2011 GC VV having read the mixed reviews on this one. I have hesitated to buy significant quantities of the '11s until the verdict is out regarding the overall in-bottle greenness of the vintage. In fact, the only large buys I have made have been the Fourrier 2011s.

Clearly, there is bottle variation regarding this wine. Tonight, this wine is showing quite well if not outstanding. It has a cool perfumed red and blue fruit nose. On the palate, the dark. stony crushed red fruit is elegant, velvety, and somewhat feminine. It is balanced and long and simply wonderful. With time, the fruit began to come to the forefront, and the wine devolved to a more primary state. A bit atypical for this wine, it is not meaty, irony, or bloody. Moreover, there is nothing medicinal, green, or herbaceous. Sort of a 2009/2010 hybrid. Blindly, I might have guessed Volnay. Great juice. Decanted and tasted over about three hours.

12/22/2013 - BurgAndy wrote:

Nice mousse, yellow fruit nose, similar orchard fruit on the palate. A little too much dosage for me. Enjoyable nonetheless but not much more than that. From magnum, a recent release. I've had this a few times before from 1.5L where it has shown better.

7/6/2013 - BurgAndy wrote:

Consumed over two days, this wine proved pretty closed and unyielding. By day two, however, the nose was a bit more open with aromas of tight and restrained young red fruit accented by a touch of wood, and the palate displayed tightly wound and compact red Gevrey fruit with flecks of spice. The tannins are sneaky and the structure is formidable and uncompromising in spite of the vintage. This needs time, say 3-5 years. Surprising as the CG 2007 Charmes I had a few weeks ago was so silky, sexy, and friendly.

11/15/2011 - BurgAndy wrote:

Going through some of the 2004s that I have. Ah, ladybugs. Irony was that I have a few flying around the house for some reason. Very appropriate. Nice red color, soft red fruit and spice on the nose. Tastes of some red fruits, a touch of integrated wood, and some greenness. Good mouthfeel, enjoyable for what it is, tannins are soft without dryness. Ladybugs.

8/24/2012 - BurgAndy wrote:

Another classic 2010 Chablis with a green, citrus iodine nose followed by a relatively dense midpalate exuding white fruit, rocks, apples, and seashell. A little short on the finish and overall length and not quite the level of the 2010 Picq VV, but still a great drink that screams Chablis. Problem for me is that the 2010 Bessin Valmur was such a knockout -- hard to follow up with this VV.