Opened and decanted about an hour before dinner. No formal notes. The 2007 B. Levet "La Chavaroche" is flat out beautiful right now. The aromatics are off the charts with gorgeous, ripe dark fruits, a bit of the animal, a veritable hillside of lavender, black olives, some deli case, black pepper, some leather and earth. The structure is still firm but everything is well integrated at this point; superbly balanced; great acid. The finish is long and has some ferrous minerals that I simply love. A sublime pairing with a Morgan Ranch Wagyu tenderloin served with corn purée, charred broccolini and juniper ash. The 2007's are absolutely ready to drink now with a short decant (mostly to remove any sediment) however, they will continue to drink well for another 10+ easy from good cellars.
— 8 months ago
Dark deep fruit plum, blackberries, forest floor on the nose, very big deep dark Pinot, might soft with more aging!!! — 10 months ago
[Tasted on September 24, 2023 at Home with Jay]
Purchased wine during visit to the winery in October 2017. Single vineyard Pinot from Dundee Hills grown in red-clay Jory soil. Muted nose. Pomegranate and red plum fruit, with volcanic soil, pepper and floral notes. — 7 months ago
Enjoyed with family. The age on it enhanced the wine beautifully. Tannins were very soft and the fruit mature but still very present. Wanted to savour as it was the last of my Shae vineyards wines in my cellar. It did not disappoint. Noted I drank my 2009 in 2020 and it was past its prime, three years later the 2010 was perfect. — 9 months ago
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2019 vintage. Not as good as the fantastic 2017 vintage but this is not to be dismissed. Still plenty worthy with the fruit balance and the structure. 2017 had an extra, little tannic oomph. Maybe this grabs onto that, maybe it doesn't. Regardless, delicious on the usual Zena Crown Vineyard terms. Leaner and somewhat meaner. 5.1.24. — 2 days ago