TN: 2002 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains

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  • 2002 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru (9/18/2014)
    As I get older, it’s not that easy to drink a wine that I know is likely to outlive me (why you little!!), and I believe this is such a wine even if the current CT window suggests thru 2021, my guess is that’s when this will begin to get rolling. For now, it’s tight, autumnal, and stern at times given its very bold, but fine, structure. A complete wine, but for now, we’re only given glimpses of the greatness to come; notwithstanding all of this, it’s delicious, but also begs for food. highly recommended

Served non-blind; wait a decade, for the real show.

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Thanks a lot for the note, Tim. Looks like I had better wait a few–maybe several–more years.

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Very cool. Opened an '08 fairly recently, which I half expected to be shut down, but it wound up being enjoyable with a lot more fruit than I expected.

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This is why i have quit buying vaucrains. This wine is the last vaucrains i bought - and i have bought a lot of nsg in the past ten years!

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I haven’t yet had a Chevillon Vaucrains back to 93 that was really ready. The closest actually was the 2008 on release, a charmingly rich and fruity wine enjoyable on the spot. go figure.

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'07 Chevillon Vaucrains is open and approachable.

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For Burg experts, how long before opening an '05 Vaucrains or an '05 Les Saint Georges?

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I’m no expert.
This is a tricky question and is somewhat subjective in relation to what type of experience you want from the wine.
If you want to experience mature Burgundy that shows how great wines from the region can be…then I wouldn’t even think about opening '05s for either of those for another 10 years. At least.
2005s, in general, need time, and couple that with Vaucrains and LSG…patience is your friend…just forget about them for a while. It will be worth it. imo.

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2001 is in a good place. I would agree to hold the 2002.

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The '92 I had 6 months ago was not ready. Youthful, primary, tight, and awkward. I think all the elements are there for it to be excellent, though…in another 10+ years. So, I’m forgetting my remaining 2 bottles.

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So, would the advice on the '02 Vaucrains also apply to the '99? I only have three bottles of that vintage…

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Yes Chae. I had one a year ago and it’s hard nails. 5 to 10 more years at least.

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I had a '99 Vaucrains, last month. While it was approachable, it definitely could have used another five-to-ten years, unfortunately.

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You mean 02, right? We’re talking about Chevillon and not Gouges… :wink:

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That’s what I was afraid of.

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Anyone had the '98 recently? Word a few years ago was that it was drinking well but a lot of '98s have shut down again.

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LSG and Vaucrains are very very different. Vaucrains is hard as rocks forever, LSG is soft by comparison - almost needing to borrow structure from Vaucrains. So I’d say the 05 LSG will be ready in about 15 years and the vaucrains maybe 15 years later. :slight_smile:

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I bought these last year thinking, “sweet, some bottles with good provenance to drink now”! How wrong I was. Oh how Burgundy continues to be predictably unpredictable.

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Silly me…just bought 4 bottles of Chevillon Vaucrains 2012… well, I need to start motivating my children to give me grand children so that somebody can enjoy the wine.
The 2004 is quite open…if a bit green…

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Drank a bottle of the 2006 of this wine recently, and I found it to be drinking very well despite being youthful. A drop of tannin left to resolve, but it did not spoil my enjoyment.