From a retailer tasting back in June. No Vaucrains or Les-St.-Georges, alas. Meant to post these sooner, but sometimes I get behind; just ask Brad.
tofurkey was there and might feel up to adding his thoughts.
2008 Ch. de Puligny-Montrachet Ros
Generous bubblegum and ripe strawberry aromas. Medium-bodied, even fleshy with decent acidity. I loved the 2005 edition of this ros, but unfortunately haven't found the same finesse or balance in subsequent vintages.
2006 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Perrires
Ripe, red-fruited nose with notable complexity. Notes of raspberry reduction and blood orange, light vegetal scents. The palate has medium concentration sturdy red fruits and earth, with silky tannins and a great spine of acidity. The wood is particularly well-integrated here. This is very, very nice and showing very well today. I also tasted from a freshly-opened bottle which showed more overt wood spice on the nose, but was just as lovely on the palate.
2006 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Bousselots
A more lushly ripe, darkly-fruited nose than the Perrires, with concentrated primary fruit and cedary wood notes dominating. The palate is very ripe and concentrated, almost fleshy with some brown spice and tactile, almost chewy tannins. There's some astringence on the back of the palate. Overall this is more lushly ripe than I prefer, but it remains a pleasure to drink to to a firm spine of fresh acidity.
2006 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers
Tighter nose than the Perrires or Bousselots with red orchard fruits and a bit of reduction. The palate is rather closed as well and shows some cooked fruit flavors, wood spices and mineral notes. The finish is obscured by slightly grainy tannin and there's a bit of warmth from alcohol. Hard to evaluate as this is the most closed of the lineup today.
2006 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Roncires
Tight nose with aromatics of red and blue fruits, blood orange. Good acidity and initially silky textured, turning grippy and then astringent on the back of the palate. Got into conversation at this point and unfortunately that was it for my notes.
2006 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Cailles
Fresh, enticing nose with ripe red and blue fruit reduction, seductive spice box, bit of stemmy green peppercorn. Really gorgeously light on its feet, with perhaps the freshest palate of the lineup. The most elegant wine of the tasting, and the most sophisticated tannins as well. This is just lovely. But alas probably not $99 (KLWM-MSRP) lovely.
For my cellar I'd be buying Cailles and Perrires, although to be fair the Pruliers and Roncires were not very cooperative on this particular occasion.
But the full retail pricing on these wines is a bit absurd, isn't it? Choosing to buy grey market is certainly a roll of the dice, but in this case it's one I admit to making without much deliberation.
tofurkey was there and might feel up to adding his thoughts.
2008 Ch. de Puligny-Montrachet Ros
Generous bubblegum and ripe strawberry aromas. Medium-bodied, even fleshy with decent acidity. I loved the 2005 edition of this ros, but unfortunately haven't found the same finesse or balance in subsequent vintages.
2006 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Perrires
Ripe, red-fruited nose with notable complexity. Notes of raspberry reduction and blood orange, light vegetal scents. The palate has medium concentration sturdy red fruits and earth, with silky tannins and a great spine of acidity. The wood is particularly well-integrated here. This is very, very nice and showing very well today. I also tasted from a freshly-opened bottle which showed more overt wood spice on the nose, but was just as lovely on the palate.
2006 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Bousselots
A more lushly ripe, darkly-fruited nose than the Perrires, with concentrated primary fruit and cedary wood notes dominating. The palate is very ripe and concentrated, almost fleshy with some brown spice and tactile, almost chewy tannins. There's some astringence on the back of the palate. Overall this is more lushly ripe than I prefer, but it remains a pleasure to drink to to a firm spine of fresh acidity.
2006 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers
Tighter nose than the Perrires or Bousselots with red orchard fruits and a bit of reduction. The palate is rather closed as well and shows some cooked fruit flavors, wood spices and mineral notes. The finish is obscured by slightly grainy tannin and there's a bit of warmth from alcohol. Hard to evaluate as this is the most closed of the lineup today.
2006 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Roncires
Tight nose with aromatics of red and blue fruits, blood orange. Good acidity and initially silky textured, turning grippy and then astringent on the back of the palate. Got into conversation at this point and unfortunately that was it for my notes.
2006 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Cailles
Fresh, enticing nose with ripe red and blue fruit reduction, seductive spice box, bit of stemmy green peppercorn. Really gorgeously light on its feet, with perhaps the freshest palate of the lineup. The most elegant wine of the tasting, and the most sophisticated tannins as well. This is just lovely. But alas probably not $99 (KLWM-MSRP) lovely.
For my cellar I'd be buying Cailles and Perrires, although to be fair the Pruliers and Roncires were not very cooperative on this particular occasion.
But the full retail pricing on these wines is a bit absurd, isn't it? Choosing to buy grey market is certainly a roll of the dice, but in this case it's one I admit to making without much deliberation.