This is grandiose, with ripe apricot and peach flavors—even a note of mango—that are allied to the wood notes. As a contrast, there is fine acidity and elegance, with a lemon zest edge that gives structure to this full, superripe, powerful effort.
— R.V.
(11/1/2012)
Luscious and seriously structured, this is a wine that offers the dense texture of a Gevrey Grand Cru vineyard. It has rich fruit, touched by chocolate and licorice, as well as ripe black fruits. For aging over 4–5 years and more.
— R.V.
(12/31/2010)
A powerful wine, packed with solid tannins, giving rich fruit over the hard, youthful structure. Black tannins and complex bitter chocolate and acidity suggest this is a wine that still needs time to knit together. The final is big and generous.
— R.V.
(12/31/2010)
A powerful wine, offering a dark, textured view of Clos de Vougeot. It is muscular, packed with ripe fruit and a layer of spice and wood. Black plums and prunes provide extra, delicious flavors.
— R.V.
(12/31/2010)
Winemaker Pierre Jehan’s interpretation of Corton-Charlemagne for Henri de Villamont is to retain great fruit, but not to produce a wine with too much weight. The advantage is rich wine, with spicy pear and ripe yellow fruits, but with a great bounce of acidity.
— R.V.
(5/1/2010)
A delicious wine with all the roundness and style of a Chambolle. The texture is soft, but given a firm cushion of tannins and vanilla from the wood aging. Given 2–3 years, this will be a lovely wine.
— R.V.
(12/31/2010)
From one of Chambolle’s best premier crus, this is a very complete wine, its tannins kept in balance with ripe strawberry and plum jelly flavors. It is ripe and full, hinting at concentration of minerality and structure, but already opening out well.
— R.V.
(12/31/2010)
Striking a great balance between elegance and richness, this shows plenty of sweet fruit, white peaches and quince, while also keeping poise with its structure and finishing acidity. This will be a great food Chardonnay.
— R.V.
(8/1/2007)