"Nothing makes the future look so rosy as to contemplate it through a glass of Chambertin." --- Napoleon

Right, back to the blog, sorry it's been such a long time. Various other priorities have come up and left me with little time to write. That doesn't mean it stopped me trying different wines, far from it. The other day, tired of young, dense and fruit focused, dare I say, "modern wines", I tried the Heritier de Baudricourt Gevrey-Chambertin  "Les Corvees" 1999. Robert Parker reckons the reds on the Cote de Nuits in this vintage are early maturers, far from it, this wine was still tight and focused exposing very little soft  and slightly decaying fruit that I was expecting. The acidity was crisp and structural, but there was little filling the centre. The colour showed some development, turning a touch tawny. On the nose it delivered what all good Pinots from this region do, autumnal leaves, wet earth, rotting humus, cherries and a touch of five spice. On the palete it was quite dark and with sour cherry fruits. The depth and longevity on the palete was a real drawer with this wine. It could be said that this is traditioanl Burgundy of this class, not always obvious on the first or second swallow, but one that you start to understand the more you drink. Austerity and pricision are the key factors here, do not shy away from this wine, mearly put it with the right food, such as a rare fillet steak covered with epoisse sauce or tender beef bourguignon and it will absoulutly shine.