Winemaker Notes
Hints of citrus and ripe fruit mingle with delicate floral notes, often accompanied by slightly spicy, patisserie flavors. On the palate the wine is tender and fleshy, with good body. The pleasant roundness and gourmet finish mean wines of this vintage are well-balanced, with excellent aging potential.
Pairs well with scallop carpaccio, fish or vegetable terrine.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2022 Philippe le Hardi Saint-Aubin En Vesveau shows a light straw-yellow color and opens with bold aromas of smashed peaches and apples. Medium-bodied and persistent on the palate, it is dry with very good acidity and a well-balanced profile. Ripe apple flavors are complemented by a subtle shading of oak, adding depth without overwhelming the wine’s freshness. The finish is firm and focused, giving the wine a sense of structure and poise. A beautiful pairing with roast chicken with tarragon, where the wine’s acidity and gentle oak echo the dish’s savory, herb-driven character.(Tasted: March 10, 2026, San Francisco, CA)
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.
A steep, upcountry basin (referred to as a combe in French) in the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, St. Aubin is a direct westerly neighbor to Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. Recent years have seen a boom in white wine production so that now Chardonnay accounts for more than three quarters of area under vine here. Two thirds of St. Aubin is classified Premier Cru (30 total vineyards); most notable include Les Charmois, La Chatenière, En Remilly and Les Murgers Dents de Chie. The Premiers Crus of St. Aubin, wrapping like a ribbon upon the southeast and southwest facing slopes, produce fresh and elegant whites from Chardonnay. When young, these tout a refreshing grip and convey qualities of white flowers, citrus, pear, green almond and wet stone. Given some age, a graceful evolution occurs so that older St. Aubin whites express richer aromas of beeswax, honey, marzipan and spice.