Château Chante Clerc
Varichon & Clerc
Blanc de Blancs
Yea this rocks. Surprisingly substantial. — 4 months ago
Domaine Chante Alouette
Cormeil Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2012
Beautiful Bordeaux, smooth — 5 months ago
Domaine Chante Cigale
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc White Rhone Blend
At Bentley’s — 7 months ago
Domaine Chante Cigale
Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2020
Vintage 2020 | dark fruit, smell of a stable, good concentration, serious glass of wine. 2*day cherries and chocolate — 4 months ago
@Peter van den Besselaar, did you notice any newish oak? About 10-15 years I bought a Chamte Cigale VV (after having much older vintages), the wine I bought had GREAT reviews, but I just despise oodles of new oak in my CdPs!?!?
@Doug Powers I did some research. 70% of the wine was kept on stainless steel and 30% in new barrels for 12 months. The wine was balanced with well integrated wood. We even dit not notice it. Making choices for more or less wood seems very difficult to me. Perhaps you had the wine when the vintner was still searching for the perfect recipe? But certainly you might try it again.
Thanks for the feedback @Peter van den Besselaar !
Bosquet des Papes
Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache - Mourvedre Blend 2010
Close to pop and pour. Not juicy, but lots of red fruit — strawberry, raspberry, cherry (the pits). Also plum. Some leather. Minerals and clay. A little violet. Dried rose petals. Still has some grip — plum-skin-like. Acidity balances it all very nicely. Really good. 92. — 6 months ago
Somm David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
Back @BalancesRestaurant - Lucerne. Yes, it is that good.
A little backstory on this 2nd wine of Clerc Milon. This was made by my friend Jean Danjoy. He was the Asst. Winemaker at Opus One for 10 years before making the decision to go back to Bordeaux to redesign the winemaking facilities at Clerc and making his first vintage, 2009. A grand Bordeaux vintage to make his first Clerc Milon. He now overseas all the Rothschild properties, including Mouton. He is uber talented and perhaps the nicest human being I have met. He is also the one that showed Sofia & I how to taste & judge vineyard fruit for harvest in 2012.
Jean decided to make this second wine primarily for restaurant lists.
The nose shows brilliant red & dark florals. Dark cherries, poached strawberries, blackberries, black currant core, black raspberries, pomegranate, oak barrel powder, some anise, black tea, gentle baking spices-clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanillin, caramel notes & dark chocolate, dark, rich, subtle earth, dark withering flowers.
You could make a case for rounding this up to 93.
The fruits are ripe…special. Even glorious. Very soft and rounded M-M+ tannins. Dark cherries, poached strawberries, blackberries, black currant core, black raspberries, pomegranate, oak barrel powder, some anise, black tea, cola, beautiful, round dark spice that long sets w/ the most gentle palate heat, gentle baking spices-clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanillin, caramel notes & dark chocolate, dark, rich, subtle earth, some fresh & dry tobacco, soft leather, very soft graphite, dark withering flowers. Excellent rainfall acidity with a well balanced, softly structured, elegant finish that last 80 seconds and lands on gentle dark spice, loamy earth and fruit.
Great pair with the Venison. — 21 days ago