Top of the mountain village wine. — 5 days ago
Now this was a Bourgogne that over-performed! Loved the energy here. Aromas of flint, apples, lemons, and some flowers. Intense and focused on the palate, with a surprisingly long finish. Seemed to get weightier and chalkier with air, but alas it was all gone too soon. Really good stuff and one to revisit. — 2 months ago
This wine is the 2021 Clau de Nell Chenin Blanc Anjou AOC, made from hand-harvested, low-yielding and biodynamically-farmed Chenin Blanc (yielding only 40 hL/ha) that was gently pressed and underwent a wild yeast fermentation in used Burgundian oak barrels. 🪵
After fermentation, this wine spent 6 months in stainless steel, before it rested for 12 months in used Burgundian oak, deep in the estate’s limestone cellars carved out of the famous tuffeau subsoils of Anjou.
The result is a 👁️ medium gold wine with 👃🏻 pronounced and concentrated aromas and flavors of ripe yellow apple, pear, quince, orange pith, chamomile, acacia, fennel, wet slate, cream, walnut, and honey. The 👄 palate is rich and mouth-coating, balanced by brightness and lift thanks to its high acidity and medium alcohol (13% ABV). Its flavor notes linger on and on. 👌🏻👌🏻
— 3 days ago
Not sure why the low ratings, maybe others drank too early? Slightly gold hue but pretty translucent. Minerality and apples dominate, with hints of plastic. No oak what so ever. Got better over an hour. Medium plus depth and medium finish. I love wines from the St. Aubin region. Didn’t knock my socks off but really good. Another 2-5yrs might really help. — a month ago
Needs time to evolve in the bottle but will become a sensational wine come 2026. — 5 days ago
At Atera (July 2022) - best recommendation and obsessed with Olivier Le Flaive since. — 7 days ago
Delicious. Took quite a while to open up, but was beautiful when did. — 3 months ago
Vino Joe
Wonderfully steely and austere. A tad young but this wine’s reserved nature just made its mineral and finish more interesting to me. Apple and some green fruit. Paired with an eight course French seafood meal this wine was the perfect one to be at the wheel. Fantastic! — 6 days ago