Winemaker Notes
On the palate, harmonious flavors of Meyer lemon, key-lime tart and white peach entice. A merging of finesse and minerality offers a tensioned acidity balanced with a creamy mouthfeel. This exemplary wine delivers richness and elegance suitable for drinking now, with a punctuated mineral essence that lingers exquisitely into the finish.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
The phenolic tension to this is so attractive, with some slate and chalk character to the sliced apples and hints of green papaya. It’s full-bodied with an attractive core of fruit and a flavorful finish. Drink or hold.
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Decanter
A wine of concentration and power without heaviness. Cavaillon melon and cream with a prickly freshness and crisp citrus finish.
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.