Chardonnay

Ripe and fresh aromas include those of rosemary oil petrol and just sliced pear and apple. The succulent and solidly concentrated medium-bodied flavors flash focused power on the rustic but impressively long finale. This is really... Read More

A background touch of wood adds breadth to the smoky aromas of petrol citrus green apple and a hint of anise. Somewhat surprisingly the middleweight flavors are not particularly dense though there is an almost pungent minerality... Read More

Smoky aromas include those of poached pear and freshly sliced apple with background hints of citrus rind. The sleek intense and finer if not dense medium-bodied flavors exude evident minerality on the clean focused and sappy finale.... Read More

The 2019 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos de l'Arlot Blanc 1er Cru has a well-defined bouquet showing white flower/dandelion Golden Delicious apple and light honeysuckle aromas that gently unfold in the glass. The palate is well balanced... Read More

This is the first wine to display any appreciable reduction and here it's enough to knock down the underlying fruit. Otherwise and somewhat surprisingly there isn't quite the same mid-palate density to the delicious medium... Read More

Croix noted that this had just been racked and not surprisingly the nose was essentially dominated by sulfur. Otherwise there is much better freshness and excellent punch to the focused tautly muscular and mineral-inflected flavors... Read More

I liked the bottled 2018 Arbois Chardonnay better than the unbottled sample I tasted last time. It's a neatly made Chardonnay with some toasty and spicy notes a little creamy nicely textured more Burgundian that most examples... Read More

I liked the bottled 2018 Arbois Chardonnay better than the unbottled sample I tasted last time. It's a neatly made Chardonnay with some toasty and spicy notes a little creamy nicely textured more Burgundian that most examples... Read More

A cool restrained and airy nose features notes of mineral reduction smoked green apple and pretty floral wisps. There is fine density and power to the larger-bodied flavors that possess a caressing if markedly intense flavors... Read More

Discreet but perceptible wood sets off the cool and ripe aromas of white orchard fruit, lemon-lime and petrol. There is fine volume and intensity to the plump, round and delicious middle weight flavors that culminate in a youthfully... Read More

From the upper (village) part of En Caradeux. Mid lemon and lime in colour the aromatics are really attractive a wine which is light on its feet yet with plenty of weight ripe and graceful but not heavy. The oak is nicely integrated... Read More

Slightly more evident wood frames mildly exotic aromas that include those of white and yellow peach passion fruit and hints of spice and lavender. There is slightly more volume to the rich and sappy flavors that conclude in a... Read More