Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: I may be unrelenting in beating this drum, but Burgundy isn't always overpriced. The 2016 Les Tourelles de la Crée Montagny Premier Cru is an excellent Chardonnay at this price point surpassing many New World efforts. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits flavors that are true-to-type. Its aromas and flavors of subtle core fruits and dried earth should pair it well with a pizza with morels and sweet peppers. (Tasted: November 28, 2018, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Enthusiast
This wood-aged wine is rich but subtle. Ripe yellow fruits are laced with acidity that keeps the wine fresh, while toast and a hint of nutmeg balances the great fruitiness. Drink from 2021.
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.
One of the top appellations for white Burgundy from the Cote Chalonnaise, Montagny is comprised of large number of Premiers Crus vineyards. Its wines (made of Chardonnay) tend to have a finesse and body not found elsewhere in the Cote Chalonnaise.