Henri Prudhon & Fils

Sur Gamay Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Chardonnay

9.048 ratings
9.110 pro ratings
Saint-Aubin, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Chardonnay
Duck, Shellfish, Goose, Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Game, Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Turkey, Cheddar & Gruyere, Meaty & Oily Fish, White Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cream Sauces
Top Notes For
Severn Goodwin

Nose has oxidized yellow apple, pineapple core, peach pit, lemon zest and older, wet oak.

Palate has day old pineapple slice, dried lemon peel, creamy butter, green banana peel, zingy acidity with nice sandstone-like minerals on the medium-long finish.

Seems quite advanced for a 2016 vintage, a nose and (sort of) palate of a wine 6+ years its senior. Our only bottle, likely we could get another, but at ~$50 it's not worth it to us. I did decant for about 90m, based on experience with other 2016 S-A wines, not sure if this was enough time for this bottle, but it is showing improvement with glass time.

At hour 3+ the semi-ripe, tropical fruits are finally making an entrance 👍

Nose has oxidized yellow apple, pineapple core, peach pit, lemon zest and older, wet oak.

Palate has day old pineapple slice, dried lemon peel, creamy butter, green banana peel, zingy acidity with nice sandstone-like minerals on the medium-long finish.

Seems quite advanced for a 2016 vintage, a nose and (sort of) palate of a wine 6+ years its senior. Our only bottle, likely we could get another, but at ~$50 it's not worth it to us. I did decant for about 90m, based on experience with other 2016 S-A wines, not sure if this was enough time for this bottle, but it is showing improvement with glass time.

At hour 3+ the semi-ripe, tropical fruits are finally making an entrance 👍

Dec 8th, 2019
Antonio Gianola

Bright mineral focus, acidic lemon curd and white flowers

Bright mineral focus, acidic lemon curd and white flowers

Feb 22nd, 2018
Sue Mohle

Bread dough, Meyer lemon,delish

Bread dough, Meyer lemon,delish

May 7th, 2015
Ivonne Nill

Minerality to boot, very subtle fruit, surprising restraint for the vintage. But it fell apart the next day.

Minerality to boot, very subtle fruit, surprising restraint for the vintage. But it fell apart the next day.

Oct 10th, 2014
Justin M

One of life's great Chardonnays

One of life's great Chardonnays

Jun 22nd, 2020
Rob Moose

Wound tight! Different experience with Prudhon. Kinda proud of him for not being too slutty haha. Hold

Wound tight! Different experience with Prudhon. Kinda proud of him for not being too slutty haha. Hold

Feb 24th, 2019
Hanibal

Good acidity, closer to a chablis than anything else. Medium length

Good acidity, closer to a chablis than anything else. Medium length

Dec 9th, 2018
Ron Westlund

Yummy and simple.

Yummy and simple.

Aug 7th, 2017
Ron Westlund

2013 - elegance and depth. Perfect.

2013 - elegance and depth. Perfect.

Mar 5th, 2017
Rob Moose

Started beautifully but fell off as we went through the earlier wines.

Started beautifully but fell off as we went through the earlier wines.

Jun 5th, 2016