WTN: 2000 Rossignol-Trapet Gevrey Chambertin

[Jenise]

Purhcased on Wine Bid years ago in the wake of 9/11 anti-French sentiment for a shameless $5 or $10, can't recall which, this nice little Burgundy has finally come into its own. Healthy warm red color with a gold hue appropriate for its age, the scents and flavors are cherry, spice, mushrooms and musty autumn leaves. Wouldn't hold them any longer as drying tannins appeared on the palate at the end of the bottle, but it was a great choice for the ham, mushroom, leek and potato gratin that was our dinner.

Nice catch, Jenise. The much maligned 2000 vintage had a small window when some of the wines were quite nice. It sounds like you caught this one in the corner of one. My mouth has been watering for a Burg, but I haven't had the occasion to pull one in the last couple of weeks. Hopefully, it will soon be rectified.

The much aligned 2000 vintage had a small window when some of the wines were quite nice..

What do you mean 'small window'? It seems like everyone has been enjoying 2000 wines for a few years now and that some of the better examples will continue to drink well for a few years into the future.

[David M. Bueker]

Agreed Rahsaan - the 2000s have always been pretty much open for business whenever I have approached them.

Yes, yes, approachable, but I can't say I truly adored this vintage. A Dujac Chambolle Musigny I had when first released was disappointing, but 2 or 3 years later, the same wine, was delightful and felt like it could remain as good or improve over several years - not decades. The last 2000 I had was 2 years ago, a Domaine de Chezeaux, and it drank well, but did not have the concentration of a riper vintage or the complexity of a less ripe, but well structured vintage.

Rahsaan, I don't know who "everyone" is, I can only speak of my own experience. My comment was based on Jenise's note on drying tannins and her suggestion to drink up. I agree the better wines should continue to drink well, but this Gevrey sounds like it may have had a small window.

felt like it could remain as good or improve over several years - not decades...Rahsaan, I don't know who "everyone" is, I can only speak of my own experience..

Ok, if you're talking about years as opposed to decades then I agree, the window is small. But then that would make every Burgundy vintage a small window because I don't think anyone would advocate leaving any wine alone for several decades without checking in on the progress.

By 'everyone' I meant that on the wine boards it seems like there have been lots of positive TNs about 2000 red Burgundies being approachable and providing pleasure, if not being the most profound. But that's fine, there is a place for approachable and pleasurable. Of course this is conditioned (as always) on wines coming from the right producers and the right vineyards. But unlike the surrounding vintages where it can be a crapshoot as to whether or not a wine is drinking well, every 2000 red Burgundy I've opened in the past year or so (again from the right producers and the right vineyards) has been fun.

Anyway, I agree that I'm not stockpiling investments in the vintage. But I have gotten pleasure from it...