Cote de Beuane

Ruby in color with purple hues, mostly clear and bright.  The nose is nice with cherries, sour cherries, and slight cedar.  Medium bodied.  Light tannins.  On the palate, this has a nice complexity.  Flavors of cherries, spice, red raspberries and char.  Long finish.  This would be better with food.  It worked well with assorted cheeses, but of course, Époisses would be great.  

Light golden in color, clear and bright.  The nose is nice with vanilla, and a bit of lemon cream along with a bit of sulfur.  Medium bodied.  Nice texture.  Moderate acidity.  On the palate, this is nice with lemon notes and a slight lemon pith.  Good finish.  This will work better with food.  Drilled trout or other seafood would be a nice match.  Drink now.  

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.  

This was interesting.  In a room with 7 blind tasters with plenty of experience, no one even guessed Chardonnay much less Burgundy.  Personally, I was stumped.  It was good, but I had no idea what it might be.  Green/gold in color, clear and bright.  The nose has a nice minerality with a touch of quince.  A very nice mouthfeel, slightly oily.  On the palate, mostly minerals.  Good finish.  It drinks well on its own and would be better with some seafood or hearty vegetarian dishes.  Drink over the next five years or so.  

Great showing for this bottle.  This is a big, round white Burgundy that at age 21, is just about at peak.  Deep golden in color with some orange hues, clear and bright.  The color likely influenced by both the time spent in oak and the age of the wine, but certainly proper.  The nose is nice with red apples, with air, some lemon cream, just a very slight brown sugar note, and great minerality.  Almost viscous, but crisp at the same time gives this a nice texture.

Great showing for this 1er Cru.  Ruby in color, clear and bright.  The nose has cherries, spice and slight sandalwood.  Medium bodied.  Light tannins.  Great texture.  On the palate, this is complex and layered.  Cherry fruit with some earthiness and spice.  Good balance.  Nice finish.  This drinks well on its own but better with food.  This would be nice with Salmon.  Drink over the next ten years.