WTN: 2002 Côte de Beaunes

2002 Nicolas Potel Volnay Clos des Chênes
I had a bottle of this back in the early spring that was dark and hard but this one is much more attractive, floral, round and juicy, but with a nice mineral tinge giving it spinal structure. It’s so much graceful silky fun right now that I wonder if it’s not a sufficiently ‘serious’ example of the vineyard? Not one to age? Either way, I went out to buy more and will find out.

2002 Jadot Savigny les Beaune Les Narbantons
Starts off luscious and succulent but quickly closes down and gets harder and tougher. With more and more air it gets darker, more savory, tougher, more meditation required to appreciate. I have one more bottle and will give it as much time as I can.

2002 Chandon de Briailles Pernand-Vergelesses Île des Vergelesses
This on the other hand, is showing fun now. Ripe and round but light airy and floral and nothing standing in the way of pleasure now. Gaining silky seduction from bottles in the past, so I guess/hope there is only more of that in the future. Not as earthy or stern as some iterations of CdB IdV but that’s the vintage. Nonetheless, if one pays attention, there are the recognizable dusty tannins that will probably gird it into the future. Either way, a pleasantly nice wine, with everything in gentle proportion. Thanks for making this wine!

One of my fondest memories of wine tasting in Burgundy was a tasting and tour at Chandon de Brialles conducted by the Countess de Nicolay. A most gracious hostess, and an estate that produces excellent wines.

-Paul W.

I also had the opportunity for tour and tasting at Chandon de Brailles several years ago. We were hosted by the Countess' daughter and had a wonderful tasting experience - very pure wines that age well.

[David M. Bueker]

Thanks for the data points. I will now keep my hands off my 2002 Jadot Savignys and my 2002 Chandon de Briailles.

Thanks for the data points. I will now keep my hands off my 2002 Jadot Savignys and my 2002 Chandon de Briailles.

As agrees Claude in response to my post on Disorder. I thought I had read somewhere about this 02 Jadot showing well, but there is so much bottle and palate variation out there in the world.

As such, Claude was also pretty keen on holding onto all 2002s because of the significant potential upside. But easier said than done for someone like me with a small cellar who needs to drink things that might show well. And learn from it. Ah, the perils of life!