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Excited as always to shock people with this wine in a tasting!
This #Chardonnay from #Burgundy always exceeds regional expectations ~ hillside vineyard choice, late harvest for extreme ripeness, lengthy fermentation and bottle aging create a wine of “unique and oft-controversial bottling due to predictable traces of residual sugar. While the wine does not drink sweet, it does have an extraordinary richness of flavor and texture along with its characteristic firm acidity and minerality.”
Green & Yellow Apples, orange blossom, lime zest, pie crust & shortbread
Marmalade & Nectars of the fruits added to the palate
Excited as always to shock people with this wine in a tasting!
This #Chardonnay from #Burgundy always exceeds regional expectations ~ hillside vineyard choice, late harvest for extreme ripeness, lengthy fermentation and bottle aging create a wine of “unique and oft-controversial bottling due to predictable traces of residual sugar. While the wine does not drink sweet, it does have an extraordinary richness of flavor and texture along with its characteristic firm acidity and minerality.”
Green & Yellow Apples, orange blossom, lime zest, pie crust & shortbread
Marmalade & Nectars of the fruits added to the palate
My first experience with this producer, and wow! White burgundy is very hit or miss for me, but this was a total hit.
In the glass, someone could have told me they poured me Kongsgaard and I’d of believed them. Deep golden color. Even aromatically and initially on the palate it was as though someone blended Kongsgaard (very Hudson like), with mersault. There is a bitter honey/truffle honey note up front alongside overripe peach, honey roasted cashews, and orange marmalade. On the palate, it’s certainly rich but not so much from oak...honeycomb, honey covered cotton candy, caramel dipped golden delicious apples, almond shavings and a kiss of lanolin on the finish. This only improved in the bottle after 2-3hrs of being open. Drinking wonderfully right now. I need to hunt down some bottles! Thanks for the heads up here, @David T .
My first experience with this producer, and wow! White burgundy is very hit or miss for me, but this was a total hit.
In the glass, someone could have told me they poured me Kongsgaard and I’d of believed them. Deep golden color. Even aromatically and initially on the palate it was as though someone blended Kongsgaard (very Hudson like), with mersault. There is a bitter honey/truffle honey note up front alongside overripe peach, honey roasted cashews, and orange marmalade. On the palate, it’s certainly rich but not so much from oak...honeycomb, honey covered cotton candy, caramel dipped golden delicious apples, almond shavings and a kiss of lanolin on the finish. This only improved in the bottle after 2-3hrs of being open. Drinking wonderfully right now. I need to hunt down some bottles! Thanks for the heads up here, @David T .
I almost never buy more than 6 bottles of anything. I bought two cases of this Vire Clesse. This is better than a lot $100 a bottle plus Ca Chardonnay or White Burgundy. $39 a bottle.
I almost never buy more than 6 bottles of anything. I bought two cases of this Vire Clesse. This is better than a lot $100 a bottle plus Ca Chardonnay or White Burgundy. $39 a bottle.
Viré-Clessé, Mâconnais, Burgundy, France
