WTN: Never Break the Chaignots

by **David M. Bueker** » Sun Jun 05, 2022 6:50 pm

1999 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru (6/5/2022)
Patience is a virtue. I don’t have much, but sometimes it happens. This is in a perfect spot to just drink it. It’s not the LSG or the Vaucrains, but it’s also a more elegant expression, even if it still has some of that Chevillon NSG austerity. Aromatics are all damp earth and dried flowers. The palate has red fruit, but it mostly asserts itself on the finish. After a couple of hours of air an touch of dried tobacco leaf creeps in to add another layer of complexity. Tannins are resolved, so it glides across the palate like Teflon. Perfect timing.

by **Jenise** » Sun Jun 05, 2022 8:07 pm

Congrats on the timing. Great title, and a fun read: I really really really love Chevillon.

by **David M. Bueker** » Sun Jun 05, 2022 9:00 pm

Big Chevillon fan here as well. Wish I had bought a lot more back in the day when they only seemed expensive.

by **Jenise** » Mon Jun 06, 2022 9:37 am

Me, too.

by **Paul Winalski** » Mon Jun 06, 2022 12:13 pm

Another Chevillon fan here. And like David I wish I had bought more when they were merely expensive.

-Paul W.

by **Dale Williams** » Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:52 pm

Me too,. For '99 I'm down to one Chaignots and 2 Roncieres. Reminder to self- with Chevillon, go deep.

by **David M. Bueker** » Wed Jun 08, 2022 1:13 pm

I have two 1999 Vaucrains left. I started with six long ago, and ended up going through four too early, though two were corked.

by **Jenise** » Fri Jun 10, 2022 7:34 am

Two out of six corked? That hurts.