Louis Jadot Santenay Clos de Malte Blanc 2019
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This lemon-scented and woody wine is rich and structured, yet elegant. It will develop in the bottle for 5 to 10 years.
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James Suckling
So much freshness and energy in this ripe but focused white Santenay. Quite some citrus-zest character and minerality, which are are intertwined with delicate tannins and bright acidity at the long finish. Another impressive 2019 white Burgundy from a cool, high-altitude vineyard site. Drink or hold.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2019 Santenay Clos de Malte Blanc (Domaine Louis Jadot) has turned out very nicely, offering up notes of buttered pears, citrus oil, white flowers and freshly baked bread. Medium to full-bodied, layered and nicely concentrated, it's a bright, precise wine from a late-ripening site.
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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.
In the far southern end of the Côte de Beaune, Santenay forms a little notch that juts into the otherwise straight border with Côte Chalonnaise.
Santenay red wines show the true essence of red Burgundy at good price points and without demanding a lot of cellar time. Enticing aromas of rose-petal, violet, red fruits and licorice lead to sturdiness on the palate. With soils rich in oolitic limestone and marl, this is the home of well-constructed, hearty Pinot noir and represents a fantastic region to explore if you are just beginning your understanding of red Burgundy.
Reputable vineyards of Santenay include La Maladière, as well as the Premier Crus of La Comme, Clos de Tavannes, and Les Gravières.