Over the winter as I was accumlating bottles at Premier Cru, occasionally I'd bottom feed if I saw something interesting. At one point a few bottles of '95 Robert Chevillon Bourgogne showed up for $14. I thought to myself "Hmm, maybe a little long in the tooth for simple Bourgogne Rouge, you don't know where that bottle has been, a vintage you've had mixed luck with (despite it's reputation)
- let's just order one."
So a month or two ago I had PC ship my stash. Decided to open the '95 Chevillon with last night's leftovers. A bit of bottle funk, first sip seems to be all acidic red fruit. Glad I only ordered one. But wait, what's happening here? Just 5-10 minutes of air makes all the difference. Earth, autumn leafpiles, a little spice. The raspberry/black cherry fruit continues filling out with the air. After one hour I'm left with a complex (if light to medium-bodied), delicious Burgundy that belies it's humble AC. Damp earth, flowers, spice, and a nice finish. A-/B+
Of course the wines are long gone (I think they were only listing 4 or 6 or something to start with). I feel stupid for not buying all- despite my reservations,I should have figured $14 Chevillon is too good to not take a chance. AARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!
Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Dale
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