Pale yellow, indeed still a hind of green. The nose is a little diffuse and sweet. The palate is very fresh – carried along on a wave of tasty acidity, good mouth-watering length. Quite simple but with currently unexpressive concentration. Almost good in itself and very good when taking account of the price.
Medium ruby red. The nose is high-toned, mixing a few oaky notes above a deep but hard to get at sweet base. The texture is pretty good with some density. The acidity is forward and although a match for the slightly grainy, drying tannin seems initially a little unbalanced. Improves with time, the nose is a little more fruit driven, but still skinny. The palate never completely evens out but becomes quite acceptable with food. Most likely not a long term wine as it needs more density to go with the structure.
Amongst a sea of tiring 2000’s – mainly from the Côte de Beaune – it’s nice have a drop that still shows both energy and interest. Medium, medium-plus young colour. Crushed black cherry nose. Refreshing, succulent black fruit that turns a little creamy on the finish. There’s a little oak and a trace of astringency but it’s not tiring yet. Just in case, I’m going to drink-up the last three of these and enjoy them now.
Just a little darker than the 2000 villages Chambolle. The nose is deeper, but significantly tighter. In the mouth, instantly lacier and spicier with an immense step-up in complexity – high-toned fruits invade the back of the palate. Late tannin grab with a really impressive length – I’d buy this in a shot.
Unfortunately the first bottle was corked, hence, the replacement was a little colder. The nose starts tight and high-toned over a begrudging deeper base. Characteristically soft and silky palate, good concentration for a 2000 Beaune – 15% was declassified to achieve this – but still not the same mid-palate punch. If this wine has an extra dimension, it is on the finish. Again the tannins are excellent.
Medium cherry-red colour. The nose is high-toned and slightly estery, though there’s still reasonable red fruit in the background. Nice density and useful acidity too but not quite the buffering sweet fruit of 18 months ago. Still, the texture is almost good and there’s a little cream on the surprisingly long finish. This was a fantastic little wine on release but the joie de vivre is now gone so I suggest letting them lay down for another few years.
Medium ruby red. High-toned, fresh and slightly powdery dry nose. Good, mouth-watering acidity, very little overt tannin. The red-shaded fruit is quite nice and has not-bad concentration for a 2000. A little 1996 in style but without the concentration of many from that vintage, good and clean but not really exciting.
Similar intensity to the 2000 Chambolle 1er, but the colour has a more purple shade. Much more communicative on the nose with blacker dried and slightly spiced fruits. No spice on the palate, instead there’s dense, concentrated and muscular black, tarry fruit. Much more primary so less complex than the 1er Cru but a lovely creamy finish tops of this performance. Very impressive.
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