Winemaker Notes
Pairs well with fish and poultry with fairly spicy sauces
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Bouchard Pere & Fils 2015 Clos Saint- Landry, Beaune, Cote d'Or is where the oldest traces of the Chardonnay variety are found—rare for a predominantly Pinot Noir region. This is a Premier Cru wine on a monopole of just under five acres, with a nose reminiscent of vanilla and lime pudding. The acidity is precise and the palate rich with barrel spices and nuanced with white pepper and crisp pears. A surprise New World tropical note of papaya surges on the smooth finish.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 Beaune 1er Cru Clos Saint-Landry Blanc, another monopole of Bouchard Père, comes from vines on white marl soil. It has been planted with white vines since the 13th century and you can understand why because the aromatics here are crisp and mineral-driven, hints of freshly sliced pear and melon emerging with time. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry, well balanced with subtle exotic fruit (guava and pineapple), yet the terroir is clearly articulated on the finish. This comes recommended: one of Bouchard Père's successes in 2015.
Range:89-91
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
While the city represents the epicenter of wine production in Burgundy, the term, “Beaune” also refers to the specific sub-appellation of the greater Côte de Beaune, whose vineyards climb up the pastoral slopes that border the city to its west. Originally founded as a Roman camp by Julius Caesar, the city of Beaune eventually became the seat of the dukes of Burgundy until the 13th century. Today it is home to top négociants such as Louis Jadot, Joseph Drouhin, Louis Latour, and Bouchard Père et Fils.
The appellation, dominated by Pinot Noir plantings, represents a lovely and charming place to begin to understand red Burgundy. Its sandy soils create light and supple, floral driven Pinot Noir. These wines are designed to be enjoyed within five to 10 years. The vineyards of Beaune span a broad swath of Premier Crus from Savigny-lès-Beaune to its border with Pommard.
Chardonnay acreage here has been increasing here in the more recent years.