2021 French Chardonnay

The 2021 Puligny-Montrachet Les Quatre Climats is a multi-climat blend mandated due to the frost. It has a well-defined quite minerally nose focused and gaining complexity with aeration. The palate is well balanced with a brisk... Read More

In theory this plot does not usually frost but that was not the case in 2021: three barrels instead of 20! Pale lime green. A mix of reductive tension and something a little bit chunkier than usual. This is one of the 2021s with... Read More

Here there is just enough reduction to push the underlying fruit to the background so be sure to give this some air if you're tempted to try a bottle young. The lilting and beautifully textured middleweight flavors flash excellent... Read More

Firm reduction renders the nose tough to evaluate though there is both fine freshness and verve to the impressively dense yet well detailed larger-bodied flavors that terminate in a clean dry and strikingly long finish that is... Read More

A pretty nose combines notes of acacia blossom lemon confit spice petrol and a hint of orange peel. There is outstanding intensity to the rich concentrated and powerful larger-bodied flavors that deliver superb length on the balanced... Read More

The 2021 Pouilly-Fuissé Le Clos 1er Cru is by far the best cuvée from Château de Fuissé this year even though it was cropped at a measly 7hL/ha equivalent to around ten barrels instead of around 50 barrels. It has a lovely... Read More

Slightly riper aromas include those of citrus confit a range of floral elements and a hint of crushed fennel. The rich and generously proportioned middleweight flavors possess the natural class of Puligny while displaying fine... Read More

A riper nose features aromas of rosemary oil spice and various white orchard fruit scents. The supple and relatively forward medium-bodied flavors possess a highly seductive mid-palate texture that contrasts somewhat with the... Read More

Subtle wood sets off cool pure and airy aromas of pear green apple lavender and an interesting hint of star anise. I very much like the impressive intensity of the overtly mineral-driven flavors that exude a Chablis-like nuance... Read More

All from good white wine locations: Goudelettes Gollardes Saucours and the few grapes they got from 1er Cru Vergelesses. A pretty pale colour with a light green tint. Quite savoury a little touch of wood a suggestion of buttery... Read More

Once again moderate wood is present on the spicy aromas of green fruit and oyster shell-inflected nose. The rich powerful and broad-shouldered flavors possess a borderline creamy mid-palate texture while exhibiting outstanding... Read More

This is at once ultra-fresh and ultra-cool with its restrained and slightly smoky aromas of just sliced apple pear and a background floral whiff. There is notably more minerality suffusing the tension-filled medium-bodied flavors... Read More

This white's creamy texture is offset by lively acidity that frames its lemon yuzu floral and vanilla flavors. Tense and racy picking up mineral and herbal accents on the long finish. Drink now through 2032. 712 cases made.... Read More

Verges on creamy in texture featuring peach apple and lemon notes with a light saline touch. This white is beautifully balanced and seamless from start to finish with a mineral element that increases in intensity on the finish.... Read More

Scents of crisp citrus fruit orange blossom freshly baked bread and peach preface the 2021 Bourgogne Chardonnay a medium-bodied racy and incisive wine with chalky structure and a penetrating saline finish. It has turned out very... Read More

By Charles Curtis MW Burgundy 2021 en primeur 11/1/2022 (See more on Decanter...)90 points (Domaine Michel Niellon Chardonnay Chardonnay Bourgogne Burgundy France White) The Niellon Bourgogne is from a parcel of young vines planted... Read More

By Jasper Morris 2021 Côte de Beaune: St-Aubin Puligny Chassagne Santenay 10/1/2022 (See more on Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy...)91 points (Chassagne-Montrachet Clos de la Maltroie 1er Cru Domaine Michel Niellon White) Pale... Read More

By Charles Curtis MW Burgundy 2021 en primeur 11/1/2022 (See more on Decanter...)94 points (Domaine Michel Niellon Chardonnay Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Champgains Burgundy France White) Lucie Cotoux relates that the domaine... Read More