Domaine Cachat-Ocquidant Bourgogne La Chapelle Notre Dame

Never heard of the producer before. Magnum bottle. Extremely light and transparent color with a violet tint. Super open and expressive right from pulling the cork. Quite pronounced oak influence with some black pepper and a little tannin bite as well as forest floor and sous bois, but it doesn’t take away the scene from all of the lovely fresh red and dark berries adding a wonderful fruitiness and acidity. Could use a few years more in bottle, especially since …

Had this over two days. Bought that 2022 vintage at my wine dealer where I get all my Cachat wines from. This one was significantly cheaper than the 2020 vintage and you understand why. Because compared to the 2020 vintage of that wine it is lighter in the nose and lighter in structure and depth. Also the balance is behind the 2020 version. It came better together on day 2 but remains on lower level than the 2020. Day 1: …