Burgundy

• Beaujolais
  • Brouilly
  • Chiroubles
  • Morgon
• Bourgogne
• Chablis
• Côte de Nuits
  • Vosne-Romanée
• Mercurey

Of course, this is 100% Chardonnay.  Pale golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is lovely with apples, slight grapefruit and white flowers.  Medium bodied.  Sinewy texture.  On the palate, this is lean but powerful with apples, grapefruit  and a bit of lemon on the finish.  Nice enough on its own but really needs food to shine.  It worked with vegetarian sushi but for those who eat seafood, regular sushi would be nice.  Drink over the next ten years.  

Very nice chowing for this bottle which seems to be at peak.  Ruby in color, mostly clear and bright.  The nose is clean and on the more elegant side.  Cherries, slight leathery notes, and just a hint of warm earth.  Medium bodied.  Just a wisp of tannins.  Nice balance.  On the palate, this has some depth and has a lovely texture.  Flavors of cherries with a bit of old wood notes.  Good finish.  This worked better with food though it was nice on its own.  I had a Japanese vegetable soup that paired well.  Drink over the next fivve to eight years.

This is 100% Chardonnay from 80% Meursault, 10% Volnay, and 10% Pommard sites.  It was surprising how big and rich this wine is.  Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose has grapefruit, lemon creme and some peach notes.  Full bodied.  Light tannins.  Some acidity.  On the palate, lemon cream, vanilla, spice and slight minerality.  Good finish.  It drinks well on its own and would work well with Salmon in a rich cream sauce.  Drink over the next five to eight years.  

If you like crisp Chardonnay, this is a bottle to try.  And, its affordable!  Pale, silvery gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has grapefruit with some minerality and slight salinity.  Medium bodied.  Oily texture.  Excellent acidity.  On the palate, grapefruit  with crispness.  Long finish.  OK, this might not be life changing, but for $30, this is one of the better Chardonnay's I have had in awhile.  Nice on its own, and very food friendly. Well worth trying to see if you like this style.  

Pale ruby in color, mostly clear and bright.  The nose is nice with cherries, slight cinnamon, and a hint of mocha.  Medium bodied.  Lighter tannins.  Good acidity.  On the palate, cherries and slight black cherries with a bit of spice.  Good finish.  This is still on the youthful side of peak but showing some development.  Nice on its own, this would be better with food.  A hearty beef or vegetable stew would work well.  Drink over the next ten years.  

This wine does see some oak.  Green gold in color.  The nose is big and round with peach, slight apples and a bit of confectioner's sugar.  Medium bodied.  Balanced acidity.  On the palate, this is round and easy to drink.  Fully mature.  Flavors of peach with a bit of citrus.  This drinks very well on its own and would work nicely with seafood with a butter sauce.  Drink over the next five years.  

This comes from 60 year old vines and is made utilizing a concrete egg.  Yellow/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is great with green apples, slight chalk and salinity.  Medium bodied.  Crisp acidity.  On the palate, this has lemons and sour lemon hard candy.  Long finish.  This is very nice on its own and will work well with most foods (except beef).  A nice choice would be Tandoori Chicken.  Drink over the next seven to ten years.  

At a recent blind tasting of Chablis, this ended up being the highest ranked wine.  It should be noted that it got no first place votes, but lots of second place and no last place.  Yellow/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has gunpowder, peach and some minerality.  Plush texture.  good acidity.  On the palate, green apples with a touch of crushed shells.  Nice finish.  This is drinking well now and should for the next seven to ten years.  A nice choice with seafood or on its own.  

This is a producer that I am not familiar with, but this was quite enjoyable.  Like other wines from this producer, it sees no oak and is made exclusively in stainless steel.  Yellow/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with lemons, slight lime and crushed shells.  Also a touch of sulfur.  Medium bodied.  On the palate, this has crisp acidity.  Flavors of lemons and lemon candy.  Long finish.  This is great on its own and would work nicely with seafood or soft cheeses.  Drink over the next ten years.  Great value.  

Dampt provides some real values in Chablis.  Green/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has gun powder and green apples.  Maybe a touch of chalk.  Medium bodied.  On the palate, nice lemon citrus with a bit of an herbal streak (lemon verbena?).  Good finish.  This has some depth and complexity but will need some cellaring to really bring that out.  Drink over the next eight to  twelve years.  Drinks nicely on its own and will work with lighter foods or seafood.  A nice wine with Lobster.