Domaine Laurent & Karen Boussey
Monthelie Chardonnay
Monthélie, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Super mineral, very very stoney, spice, light oak, great freshness. great acid and bones to this. Green apple and pear. Wonderful freshness.
Super mineral, very very stoney, spice, light oak, great freshness. great acid and bones to this. Green apple and pear. Wonderful freshness.
Jul 10th, 2023Such a value play. Nose is super wide and wonderful. Like a baby Meursault. Buttery, nutty and rich. But also tensile. Mineral and super expressive. Such a nice combo of richness and airy minerality. Palate is just bomb. Elegant, tensile and rich. Awesome purity and freshness and great sap. Really focused and delineated. Lovey mineral and grippy finish. Terrific.
As this aired the oak became a bit more prominent. 9.2 now. Let’s see what tomorrow brings.
9.2 to 9.3 overnight. Rich, buttery and a bit woody. But lovely mineral clarity and purity. Lemon. So good today. It’s all there. Good freshness, density and concentration. Long finish.
Such a value play. Nose is super wide and wonderful. Like a baby Meursault. Buttery, nutty and rich. But also tensile. Mineral and super expressive. Such a nice combo of richness and airy minerality. Palate is just bomb. Elegant, tensile and rich. Awesome purity and freshness and great sap. Really focused and delineated. Lovey mineral and grippy finish. Terrific.
As this aired the oak became a bit more prominent. 9.2 now. Let’s see what tomorrow brings.
9.2 to 9.3 overnight. Rich, buttery and a bit woody. But lovely mineral clarity and purity. Lemon. So good today. It’s all there. Good freshness, density and concentration. Long finish.
One of the best village white Burgs I’ve had. Beautiful fragrance of stony wet Burgundian earth, sweet marzipan, caramel, and pear. Gorgeous balance in the mouth. Fruit, acid, minerality, length. What a value!
One of the best village white Burgs I’ve had. Beautiful fragrance of stony wet Burgundian earth, sweet marzipan, caramel, and pear. Gorgeous balance in the mouth. Fruit, acid, minerality, length. What a value!
May 7th, 2019@Delectable Wine this is the Monthelie Blanc. Smoking great bottle. Super finessed and elegant in 2016 with cracking acidity and freshness. Good mouthfeel and crunch. Really easy to drink.
@Delectable Wine this is the Monthelie Blanc. Smoking great bottle. Super finessed and elegant in 2016 with cracking acidity and freshness. Good mouthfeel and crunch. Really easy to drink.
Mar 18th, 2019
Just a brilliant bottle of Chardonnay!
The nose is just a wonderful bouquet of hazelnut, two-season old but recently split oak, warming red apple and some wet stony aspect I can't quite pin.
The palate is creamy and understated oak, apple, mineral-y Chardonnay fruits with perhaps a squeeze of lemon.
This is very good, incredible value at $28! I'm really digging this AOC, value-city here, both the whites and the reds drink as well as their counterparts in more well-known regions, but at a value savings of +30%, Monthelie I adore thee!
24hr Update: Fully stable, almost no change, beautiful still.
Just a brilliant bottle of Chardonnay!
The nose is just a wonderful bouquet of hazelnut, two-season old but recently split oak, warming red apple and some wet stony aspect I can't quite pin.
The palate is creamy and understated oak, apple, mineral-y Chardonnay fruits with perhaps a squeeze of lemon.
This is very good, incredible value at $28! I'm really digging this AOC, value-city here, both the whites and the reds drink as well as their counterparts in more well-known regions, but at a value savings of +30%, Monthelie I adore thee!
24hr Update: Fully stable, almost no change, beautiful still.
