Severn Goodwin

9.3

2007 | Chardonnay
Daniel Barraud; La Verchère VV
Burgundy; Maconnais, Poiully-Fuissé, France
(92-94; drink 2017-27+)

Nose has recently cut yellow apple, fresh pineapple, cane sugar and faint beeswax.
Palate has tart/under-ripe pineapple/yellow apple, lemon zest with mild chalky notes; plenty of acid to keep the palate lively. A great vintage for white Burgundy; A standout bottle from a heavily diminished case.

Paired with boneless chicken thighs, gnocchi, Parmesan cream sauce and kale from the garden (picked today, January!). — 3 months ago

Pooneet K

9.2

Very nice Cornas from a producer I haven’t had before. Great selection by the somm at Daniel to go with relatively meaty second and third courses. Ever so slightly “modern” in terms of the seamlessness and hint of oak. But really a very nice wine with great dark fruit, pepper, olive, everything you’d want from a northern Rhone. Nice acid on the finish too. — a year ago

Byron Hewett

9.1

Solid. Not as sweet as some of their cuvées. — 4 months ago

Devin Healey

9.4

Insane value. — 10 months ago

Heriberto Silva

9.3

Touch of oak, mineral, wet rocks lemon citrus, crisp Chardonnay — 2 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

Spring 2021. 10 years is a great age for the denser Maconnais wines - enough time to develop richness and complexity but not so much as to fade all the fruit. — 3 years ago

Makoto Someya

9.0

Mineral and citrus. Rich, lemon, grapefruit. 2020 @3432, Umem - JH, 230811 — 8 months ago

J. Kim

9.0

The 2021 Alliance has everything, it is not as well balanced as the 2020 but close. — a year ago

Ian Hamel

9.0

2021 spring / summer. Nice country Chardonnay with lemon and white flowers. — 3 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.1

Spring / summer 2021. More balanced than the warm 2018, but needs a little time for the elements to come together a bit. — 3 years ago