In San Francisco on June 13, the San Francisco Wine Trading Company (pictured below) has something you do not want to miss on its Tasting Bar schedule, Great Red Burgundy (2006 Vintage) by Robert Chevillon.
It takes place from 2 to 5:30 Pm and for only 10 Bucks you get a chance to taste what T&W (a previous distributor) sings the praise of:
"The wines of Domaine Chevillon are absolutely superlative. Why, then, is the
name of Robert Chevillon, the owner and winemaker, not plastered across the
pages of wine magazines and newspaper columns? Perhaps because Monsieur Chevillon
has absolutely no need for publicity in order to sell wines. He has always
operated according to the principle that excellent wines sell themselves,
and it hasn’t failed him yet.
At Domaine Chevillon there is no flamboyant winemaker with a funny story to
tell, nor an aristocrat with a title that lends an aura of authenticity to
his yellowish "parchment" wine labels. Instead, there are marvellous wines.
winemakers to extract extra colour and flavour from the grapes. Nor does
he require large quantities of new oak barrels to compensate for a lack of
flavour in his wines. Robert Chevillon works quietly and intelligently, without
the "help" of the outside world and without regard for the latest fads in
consumer demand. One taste of his wine will say more about the success of
his approach than any words on paper possibly can!"
Got wind of this tasting via Kermit Lynch.
Give me your impressions if you can make it there…