| 16.5 / 20 |
Region: Cotes de Auxerre
Country: France
I tasted this the first time at a really nice wine bar that specializes in off beat producers mostly from Europe and I was really surprised by this wine's profile. It's a chardonnay, but it was miles away from most chardonnays I had tasted so far. A lot fresher and showing a lot more vegetable and mineral notes than usual. Anyway, I bought a bottle to try it again.
Having opened it some nights ago, it confirmed my memories. With a discreet bouquet at first, it opens up to some boiled apples and aspargus. After a while, the aspargus takes over, with some mineral notes in the background. A while later, again boiled apples and pears take center stage. A fresh, elegant and complex bouquet.
Tasting it, the aspargus notes are stronger. It is a fairly full-bodied wine, but it is delightfully balanced, so it never gets too heavy or tiring. A really nice acidity helps the ensemble shine, and finishing with an astonishing persistence.
Being a five year old wine, it still has a lot of freshness. I'm curious as to how it will be in a couple of years, as it certainly seems that will last for some time.
Tasted on 2010-09-04
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