Winemaker Notes
Vibrant and fresh with aromas and flavors of ripe fruit, this crowd-pleasing Chardonnay is beautifully balanced. It is exceptionally elegant, displaying incredible potential for a wine in this category with a satisfying, lengthy finish that is tinged with hints of vanilla and butterscotch nuances that are supported by a solid minerality. Ideal with fried fish or vegetables terrine.
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Wine & Spirits
From several estate parcels in Chassagne-Montrachet and St-Aubin, the vines ranging from 25 to 40 years old, this is a Bourgogne Blanc with some pedigree. Its high-toned apple and pear fruit is earthy and jasmine-scented, touching on lush ripeness, simple and bright.
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Wine Spectator
A light reduction lends an earthiness to the aromas in this red, giving way to luscious black cherry, plum and spice flavors. Rich and lingers nicely on the finish. Drink now.
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.
The most acclaimed region of Burgundy, the Côte d’Or is defined by a long, limestone escarpment beneath the ground's surface and is home to all of Burgundy’s most famous wines. While Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are produced throughout the Côte d’Or, the north tends to excel at Pinot Noir and the south, at Chardonnay.
The northern half of the Côte d’Or is called the Côte de Nuits. Here reside most of the Pinot noir Grands Crus vineyards of Burgundy—the only one farther south, in Côte de Beaune, is Aloxe-Corton.
The Côte de Beaune is the center all of the Chardonnay Grands Crus with the exception of Le Musingy, found in Chambolle-Musigny in the Côte de Nuits, which produces both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with Grand Cru status.