2018 Domaine Bachey-Legros Santenay 1er Cru Clos des Gravières, France, Burgundy, Wine Review

This is apparently mostly from younger vines but it doesn't show in this excellent Chardonnay. Green/gold in color, clear and bright. The nose is nice with lemons, beeswax and baking spices. Medium to full bodied. Slightly viscous in the texture. On the palate, lemons with a slight amount of oak. A bit bitter on the finish. Very refreshing. Good acidity. It will probably work better with food. Drink over the next three to five years. It will work nicely with lighter foods. Vegetarian Thai food would be a good match.

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A-

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Vintage:

2018

Current Price:

$55.00USD

2016 Domaine Chavy-Chouet Meursault Clos des Corvees des Citeaux, France, Burgundy, Wine Review

Vintage:

2016

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A-

Current Price:

$64.96USD

Silvery gold in color. This has a really great nose. Clean with just a touch of oak showing. Salinity and ref apples. With air, some citrus emerges. On the palate, the apples come thru. There is underlying minerality. While the wine has a rich fat texture, it has enough acidity to work with. Good finish but there is a touch of oak/harshness. The wine seems to be drinking quite well right now, but may (or not) get a bit better. Still, it seems prudent to drink these younger. It will match well with sea food and lighter fare.

2020 Domaine Rémi Jobard Santenay Sous Roche, France, Burgundy, Wine Review

Vintage:

2020

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Current Price:

$65.00USD

This is not your typical Santenay. For one thing, it is white. For another, this is one of the best. 100% Chardonnay. Light golden in color, clear and bright. Vibrant nose of peach, apple and slight tropical fruit. Medium bodied. Slightly viscous. Crisp acidity. On the palate, this is delicious. Deep and complex with peach, apple, minerality and slight salinity. Long finish. This is drinking well and should for the next five to eight years (and maybe more). Better with food, this will go well with chicken or tuna salad.

Chablis: History & Recommendations for the Great Burgundy White Wine

About 110 miles southeast of Paris, at the northern tip of the Burgundy wine region France lays Chablis. Chablis is the name of a village that has given its name to a region producing some of the best white wines in the world. The region of Chablis encompasses 19 towns and is about twenty by fifteen kilometers in size. In France, by law, wines are named after the place where they are fashioned and not the grape varietal. The wine producers of Chablis have spent hundreds of years determining which grapes produce the best wines for their soils and the answer: crisp, mineral-driven wines made from the Chardonnay grape.

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2016 Domaine de la Choupette Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot, France, Burgundy, Wine Review

Vintage:

2016

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A-

Current Price:

$45.00USD

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.

2018 Sebastien Dampt Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons, France, Burgundy, Wine Review

Vintage:

2018

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Current Price:

$30.00USD

As prices for white Burgundy in general and Chablis in particular continue to rise, it is nice to find still affordable producers making great wine. This is one such producer. the wine is made in a concrete egg and sees no oak. Light golden in color with some green hues, clear and bright. The nose is nice with crushed shells, slight chalk/minerality and lemon. Medium bodied. Lean and racy texture. Good acidity. On the palate, lemons and crushed shells. Long finish. This is drinking well now and should continue to drink well for another ten to twelve years. Nice on its own, this w

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