Light golden in color. The nose is nice with minerals/slight chalk and lemon chiffon. On the palate, this has a nice acidity. Works well with food. Some lemons but more about the minerality. Long finish. Not sure how this will age but at 5 years from vintage, it is in a great place. Refreshing but with some complexity.
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Light gold/green in color. The nose is nice with lemons, slight vanilla, and a bit of grapefruit. On the palate, this is nice but a bit more depth would be nice. Decent acidity. Some lemon and grapefruit. Went well with a vegetarian pasta dish. This cost $70 and that is the biggest thing. Hard to justify that unless one lays it down the cellar. But, with white Burgundies, that raises the risk of premature oxidation. I am not sure what the answer is, but I find myself buying less White Burgundy. That said, if you have this, it should be cellared for at least five more years.
Served to a group blind. I thought it was a bit oxidized (just slightly) which is worrisome. The group guess was California although I leaned to a more modern, bigger Chablis. Light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has some lemons with oak/spice but a streak of apple cider. Not fresh apples thought perhaps that was there too. On the palate, apples with some cider notes. Slightly oily texture (which is why I thought Burgundy). Some viscosity. Slightly flabby. It was likely the oak and the lack of acid that led the group into thinking it was from California. OK finish.
Light green gold in color. The nose is nice with slight vanilla, lots of minerality and some lemon. Also, with air, some eucalyptus/minty notes. On the palate, this is crisp and lean (in a good way). Less oak showing on the palate. Nice clean finish. This should work nicely with sea food and lighter foods. Youthful, it should age out a bit over the next ten years.
Light golden in color. The nose has some lemons, a bit of hay but a touch of oxidation as well. Not too much though. On the palate, the lemons carry thru with nice acidity. Slightly candied on the finish. This kept improving all night with air and the bit of oxidation seemed less obvious as other elements were more present. Nice finish. This worked quite well with a funghi pizza. It may improve a bit with more storage, but it seems like it should be drunk sooner than later at this point. Of course, one always worries with oxidation and white Burgundies.
Chablis continues to be an excellent source or white Burgundy especially when considering the price and the premox issues. While Chablis is not immune on either issue, it is a bit better on both. This is a newer-ish producer making some great wines and reasonable pricing. Light silvery gold in color. The nose is very nice with green apples and chalk. Very clean. On the palate, those flavors continue with a nice depth and complexity. Very nice acidity. Some grapefruit as well. Long finish. This will work great with salads and sea foods but also with fowl dishes. It really does beg
