Saint-Aubin, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
Really pretty, balanced, well made. Ripe orchard fruit, some tropical notes. Pithy, almost raspy texture. Some malic notes and a butterscotch - oak finish, with medium acidity. Everything in its proper place. This will appeal to a broad cross section of palate preferences
Really pretty, balanced, well made. Ripe orchard fruit, some tropical notes. Pithy, almost raspy texture. Some malic notes and a butterscotch - oak finish, with medium acidity. Everything in its proper place. This will appeal to a broad cross section of palate preferences
May 15th, 2019
Saint-Aubin is a terroir with very few rivals in Burgundy for great value; an AOC loaded with sleeper wines from top-drawer domaines. This is a gorgeous Chardonnay with a broad appeal. Fabulous acidity- almost electric. Fresh, juicy, succulent yellow peach and pineapple mid palate flavors that build into a lemon pith mineral finish with a hint of savory sea spray character. Ripe, fleshy nose balanced by potent floral overtones. Lovely restraint with oak, imparting a delicate custard that intensifies with air. This displays the tension of opposites that I love in classic white Burgundy; the yin-yang of weight and kinetic energy on the palate. This is the kind of wine I adore and would happily drink year-round with or without food.
Saint-Aubin is a terroir with very few rivals in Burgundy for great value; an AOC loaded with sleeper wines from top-drawer domaines. This is a gorgeous Chardonnay with a broad appeal. Fabulous acidity- almost electric. Fresh, juicy, succulent yellow peach and pineapple mid palate flavors that build into a lemon pith mineral finish with a hint of savory sea spray character. Ripe, fleshy nose balanced by potent floral overtones. Lovely restraint with oak, imparting a delicate custard that intensifies with air. This displays the tension of opposites that I love in classic white Burgundy; the yin-yang of weight and kinetic energy on the palate. This is the kind of wine I adore and would happily drink year-round with or without food.
May 14th, 2018
This bottle was a bit oxidized but not without energy and decent complexity.
This bottle was a bit oxidized but not without energy and decent complexity.
Feb 18th, 2018
Stoic, acid driven, underripe fruit, reticent nose, wish I had splashed this around in a decanter
Stoic, acid driven, underripe fruit, reticent nose, wish I had splashed this around in a decanter
Jan 30th, 2018
Great wine...green/yellow apples, bruised fruit..slight creaminess, really no "butter" taste so min malo convert, small oak, mineral and acid at the end. Med booze...Just a nice wine from beginning to end on a hot night.
Great wine...green/yellow apples, bruised fruit..slight creaminess, really no "butter" taste so min malo convert, small oak, mineral and acid at the end. Med booze...Just a nice wine from beginning to end on a hot night.
1 person found it helpfulJul 22nd, 2017Wonderful minerality and minimal oak, although I doubt Malo... a creaminess from the oak and lees is coming thru.
Wonderful minerality and minimal oak, although I doubt Malo... a creaminess from the oak and lees is coming thru.
Mar 14th, 2017Smokey bacon, sweet oak is slight, just hint of TCA, but acceptable. Bright fruit still, developing Chardonnay characters. Acidity pushing it through mouth. V. Good.
Smokey bacon, sweet oak is slight, just hint of TCA, but acceptable. Bright fruit still, developing Chardonnay characters. Acidity pushing it through mouth. V. Good.
Apr 29th, 2013
