Willamette Valley Chardonnay

Domaine Roulot

Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2022

There’s nothing basic about this Bourgogne Blanc!

It’s absolutely lovely. With elegant notes of fresh white peach, nectarine, yellow apple, apricot, lemon peel, citrus blossom, chalk, wet slate, salinity, and sapidity; also, delicate cream, flintiness, and cheese rind notes and perhaps a touch of reduction, presenting as struck match. The palate is dry, with medium alcohol (13%), medium (+) acidity.

It fermented with wild yeasts and aged 11 months in a combination of barrels and stainless steel, followed by an addition 7 months in stainless steel tanks.

This wine has verve and vibrancy and is positively delicious.

Cheers to beautiful Bourgogne Blanc wines to write home about!!
— 3 days ago

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Severn Goodwin

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Agree! About as basic as the Leflaive (Domaine) BB! 😂

Domaine François Raveneau

Valmur Chablis Grand Cru Chardonnay 1999

Bright crisp and fragrant. Salinity and gentle lime. Lovely purity and blanched. Long and subtle. Excellent — 14 days ago

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Domaine Drouhin

Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 2017

Medium Ruby color with aromas dark red fruits, black tea and ample floral spice, aged in 20% new French oak for 10 months. On the palate flavors of black cherry, blackberry and plum with tobacco, cedar, black pepper, tea and vanilla spice. Soft fine tannins, long finish, well balanced with acidity, ending with fruit, herb, spice and earthy wet stone character. Nice! — 4 days ago

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Domaine Coche-Dury (J.F. Coche Dury)

Meursault Chardonnay 2017

2017 vintage. Lemon zest and saline nose with toasty oak hovering about. Medium body with striking, brilliant yellow Chartreuse color. Initially and throughout, the wine was as taut as piano wire. Decanted 5 minutes after opening and tasted 30 mins after the decant. That toasty oak char came to play along with plenty of acidity. Quite the mouthful of wine currently. A tad tempestuous and in definite need of a mandatory, half-decade time out before being allowed to participate at recess again. 12.09.24. — 12 days ago

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Norman Gennaro

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We all need to hang out with you!!!
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@Norman Gennaro I no be the hombre rocking the single malts and sake. You da the sideways 8 party manimal!

Taittinger

Comtes de Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Chardonnay 2013

Classic Comtes lemon and brioche, this bottle seemed a little less ebullient than another bottle a few weeks ago, but still very expressive. — 17 days ago

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Domaine Leflaive

Les Pucelles Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Chardonnay 2004

2500kr Incredible wine with complexity. 2004 wine which gives a golden impression with buttery taste and texture — 3 days ago

Salon

'S' Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil Brut Chardonnay

Sharp and citrusy. I loved the mineral chalky texture and the lightness of the wine. Great length Fruit is plentiful but relaxed (in a good way). Perfect for a snowy indoor holiday evening. Cheers! — 12 hours ago

Tom, Scott@Mister and 9 others liked this

Vincent Dauvissat

La Forest Chablis 1er Cru Chardonnay 2022

David T
9.2

Continuing quest to taste as many 22’s as possible.

Beautiful honeysuckle notes, Meyer lemon and spring flowers on the nose.

The palate show a good presence of Meyer lemon right at the top. Butterscotch notes, honeysuckle-honey comb, apricots, yellow peach, ripe, syrupy pineapple, cream, slivered almonds, saline, flinty notes, limestone marl, toast, some soft white spices, lots of moist to mushy chalk, yellow & spring flowers, excellent, round acidity and a well made, elegant, round, lush, finish that lasts 90 seconds landing on spice & minerals.

This will merit another point of two with appropriate age but still hard to justify $240 a bottle. The strong lemon presence needs time to calm.
— 14 days ago

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Matthiasson

Linda Vista Vineyard Chardonnay 2018

Paul J
9.3

Light gold color. Apples, camomile, and a little lemongrass on the nose, which is very expressive. Similar flavors on the palate. Well balanced wine. Give a few minutes to open up. Very nice. — 20 days ago

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Cristom

Mt. Jefferson Cuvée Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2023

John Howard
9.2

Delicious. Somewhat simple. Really similar to Hirsch Bohan Dillon. — 13 days ago

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John Howard

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@Ray Vanderhoff great tasting room visit tooo IYGTC.
Ray Vanderhoff

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Hey John. Thanks for the tip. Hoping to visit the Willamette Valley soon!
John Howard

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@Ray Vanderhoff no prob. Prob our fave wines up there. Lots of good stuff on that area too.