TN: 2006 Chevillon 1er crus

[Oswaldo Costa]

2007 Domaine Trapet Père & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 13.0%
Second of six. Very pretty color. Cherry, earth and cloves. Good weight and balance. Finishes a bit tart and bitter before food, but settles down with company. First bottle a year ago seemed a bit on the simple side, but this has acquired some gravitas, with almost enough charm to compensate for the lack of complexity.

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
The cork on the Chevillon was a bit stained in the bottom third, nothing seemingly untoward.

Anything more than a couple mm above the bottom is cause for concern, I've found. Not a sure fire sign of heat exposure, but a reliable one.

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
The cork on the Chevillon was a bit stained in the bottom third, nothing seemingly untoward.

Anything more than a couple mm above the bottom is cause for concern, I've found. Not a sure fire sign of heat exposure, but a reliable one.

Will pay more attention. I assume you mean in general, not just Chevillon or even Burgundy. Though I'm sure we've all had wines with very stained corks that turned out to be fine.

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
The cork on the Chevillon was a bit stained in the bottom third, nothing seemingly untoward.

Anything more than a couple mm above the bottom is cause for concern, I've found. Not a sure fire sign of heat exposure, but a reliable one.

Will pay more attention. I assume you mean in general, not just Chevillon or even Burgundy. Though I'm sure we've all had wines with very stained corks that turned out to be fine.

Actually, I kind of mean this specifically for Burgundy and "Burgundian" wines. Lots of other wines are sturdier and can resist light heat damage.

 

[Cory Cartwright]

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[Oswaldo Costa]

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
The cork on the Chevillon was a bit stained in the bottom third, nothing seemingly untoward.

Anything more than a couple mm above the bottom is cause for concern, I've found. Not a sure fire sign of heat exposure, but a reliable one.

Will pay more attention. I assume you mean in general, not just Chevillon or even Burgundy. Though I'm sure we've all had wines with very stained corks that turned out to be fine.

Actually, I kind of mean this specifically for Burgundy and "Burgundian" wines. Lots of other wines are sturdier and can resist light heat damage.

Capice.

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Cory Cartwright:

Word.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Cory Cartwright:

Word.

Or not.

 

[Tristan Welles]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Cory Cartwright:

Word.

Or not.

Another shameless Spam post for Duplessis. The nerve.

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

He will start at nothing.

 

[Sharon Bowman]

He had me at new.

 

[Jay Miller]

My single remaining '04 Drouhin is a Musigny, and if I don't sell it I let it sit for another 5 years.

It was WOTN for most people at my blind tasting last night. Leo Frokic nailed it blind as Drouhin Musigny without guessing the vintage.

I got a good laugh when one person commented "as soon as I find out what this is I'm going to start buying it!". He changed his mind as soon as he saw the bottle. Knowing what it was I noticed the green right off but again, not a major problem for me and no one was pegging it as 2004 blind.

No rush on opening. I don't think that 2004 is in general a vintage for the ages as many seem to be maturing early but I've been wrong before.

 

[Keith Levenberg]

That's interesting to know. I have some '04 Drouhin Musigny I was thinking of getting rid of because the last one I had was pretty ugly green.

 

[Salil Benegal]

originally posted by Jay Miller:

My single remaining '04 Drouhin is a Musigny, and if I don't sell it I let it sit for another 5 years.

It was WOTN for most people at my blind tasting last night. Leo Frokic nailed it blind as Drouhin Musigny without guessing the vintage.

I got a good laugh when one person commented "as soon as I find out what this is I'm going to start buying it!". He changed his mind as soon as he saw the bottle. Knowing what it was I noticed the green right off but again, not a major problem for me and no one was pegging it as 2004 blind.

That was a wonderful bottle (and a lovely evening, thanks again.) I did sense a faint green note on the nose, but not in the underripe/vegetal sense - more of a light herbal/pine cone-like element that had me wondering if it was some stemminess that hadn't integrated yet, especially as the wine seemed so fresh/young.

 

[maureen]

originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
That's interesting to know. I have some '04 Drouhin Musigny I was thinking of getting rid of because the last one I had was pretty ugly green.

Nah, let's do an 04 night soon.

 

[maureen]

originally posted by maureen:

originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
That's interesting to know. I have some '04 Drouhin Musigny I was thinking of getting rid of because the last one I had was pretty ugly green.

Nah, let's do an 04 night soon.

And drink your Musigny.

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Salil Benegal:

originally posted by Jay Miller:

My single remaining '04 Drouhin is a Musigny, and if I don't sell it I let it sit for another 5 years.

It was WOTN for most people at my blind tasting last night. Leo Frokic nailed it blind as Drouhin Musigny without guessing the vintage.

I got a good laugh when one person commented "as soon as I find out what this is I'm going to start buying it!". He changed his mind as soon as he saw the bottle. Knowing what it was I noticed the green right off but again, not a major problem for me and no one was pegging it as 2004 blind.

That was a wonderful bottle (and a lovely evening, thanks again.) I did sense a faint green note on the nose, but not in the underripe/vegetal sense - more of a light herbal/pine cone-like element that had me wondering if it was some stemminess that hadn't integrated yet, especially as the wine seemed so fresh/young.

Ladybugs... don't ya know.

 

[BJ]

08 Chevillon NSG VV tonight was fresh and lovely. A little smoke and cherry.

 

[Jay Miller]

originally posted by Keith Levenberg:
That's interesting to know. I have some '04 Drouhin Musigny I was thinking of getting rid of because the last one I had was pretty ugly green.

Depends a lot on your sensitivity I think, but also expectations. Knowing it was 04 I noticed the green piney thing right away on the nose but it wasn't obnoxious for me the way, for example, 04 Roumiers have been. No one I heard was guessing 04 burgundy and everyone was lioving it. And I didn't get it so much on the palate.

 

[Oswaldo Costa]

Like mushrooms on a damp fall morning, the suspicion that some of my Chevis might be heat damaged proliferated in the neurosis-free imaginaree, prompting me to open another 02 Bousselots, my last.

The cork seemed to confirm the simian thesis with exactitude:

(The stains were much more evident right after pulling; by the time they were photographed, they had been somewhat absorbed into the background.)

The wine, as is its wont, confounded expectations. Though the cola, iodine and earth aroma did not exactly promise the heavens, it turned out quite delicious, with ideal weight and balance, and clear pinosity. Once again, prey escapes comprehension.