Alvina Pernot Bourgogne Cote D’Ör Chardonnay 2018 France Burgundy
Alvina Pernot Bourgogne Cote D’Ör Chardonnay 2018 France BurgundyAlvina Pernot Bourgogne Cote D’Ör Chardonnay 2018 – The bouquet emerges with concentrated, ripe peach and green apple notes followed by bright citrus and wet stone aromas. The palate is fresh and lively with sappy fruit shining through alongside fresh acidity
Badet Clement Pontificis Chardonnay Viognier 2019 Languedoc-Roussillon
Badet Clement Pontificis Chardonnay Viognier 2019 Languedoc-RoussillonBadet Clement Pontificis Chardonnay Viognier 2019
Fragrant dry white wine with fresh yellow fruit, slightly peach and light oak in the aroma. The full flavor is balanced, juicy and ends fresh.
For the owners and oenologists of Bourgogne domain Badet Clément, it is a challenge to create a Burgundy style in the south of France. Laurent Delaunay in particular is a specialist in finding vineyards that give the grapes a characteristic expression.
For the white Pontificis white, he selected cool, high-altitude vineyards where the chardonnay and viognier grapes can mature optimally. After fermentation follows a classic maturation in small oak casks and the batonnage technique – originally from Burgundy – is applied. This makes the wine taste wonderfully full and creamy.
Thanks to its original composition, the Pontificis also has aroma and taste characteristics of both white Rhone and classic white Burgundy. This makes it versatile in culinary terms, but also very suitable for drinking on its own.
Chalmeau Bourgogne Aligote 2019 France
Chalmeau Bourgogne Aligote 2019 FranceChalmeau Bourgogne Aligote 2019
Wines made from the Aligoté grape are exclusively white.
Aligoté accounts for 6% of all vines in Bourgogne and has a long history here as one of the two local white varietals along with Chardonnay. It is a vigorous vine with larger and more plentiful grapes than Chardonnay.
Bourgogne aligoté is a delicious white wine that is young, stylish and is a little different. It is pale gold in color and offers a well-balanced taste, and ranges from a fruity bouquet with notes of apple and lemon to a more floral palette. In the mouth, this vibrant wine tickles the taste buds.
Champalou Les Fondraux Vouvray 2019
Champalou Les Fondraux Vouvray 2019Champalou Les Fondraux Vouvray 2019
White blossom flowers are a stand out combining balance, freshness, roundness, minerality and liveliness. Young, Fondraux are pleasant with river fish, cold meats, goat cheese and sweet and savory cuisine. Then, as it ripens for a few years, the flavors fit perfectly with spicy dishes and white meats.
A family estate since 1984. Currently, 25 hectares are cultivated according to sustainable viticulture. The production is distributed in around twenty countries around the world.
Both children winemakers – Catherine is part of the 12 th generation of winemakers on Vouvray and Didier of the 6 th in the Poitou! – Catherine and Didier Champalou from the outset wanted to lead their estate in a direction that was not at all that of the appellation at the time: to allow the singularity of each terroir to express itself thanks to a cuvée that is dedicated. And this mainly in natural wine (80%) while sparkling wines were already the main production (75%) of the AOC.
In a few years, they went from a few hectares to around twenty. Catherine and Didier, long before the ecological movement, put the work of the vineyard in their priority and have always put forward a peasant viticulture, respectful of the environment and sustainable as the basis of a good wine.
Champalou Vouvray 2018
Champalou Vouvray 2018Champalou Vouvray 2018
Tasting Notes
Honey and yellow peaches, white flowers, and stony minerality dominate this refreshing and acid-driven palate. Excellent.
Terroir: Clay and limestone
Vinification and aging: The grapes are harvested early in the morning, to benefit from cool temperatures. It is after this decisive step that the bunches are pressed respectfully using pneumatic presses. After careful selection, the juices ferment at low temperature in the tank. Then comes the aging on fine lees, which will bring to the wine: freshness, body, finesse and delicacy.
Food and wine pairing: With the Classic, it is a fresh and fruity wine that expresses itself. The combination of its freshness and delicate flavors allow it to be served with grilled fish and white meats, shellfish, vegetable tians and Japanese dishes. Ideal for an aperitif. Serve at 10 ° C.
Clomarin Picpoul de Pinet 2019 Languedoc-Roussillon
Clomarin Picpoul de Pinet 2019 Languedoc-RoussillonClomarin Picpoul de Pinet 2019
Picpoul is a crisp, dry white that is a perfect fit with seafood! A delicate nose, slightly floral with citrus notes and a lick of salinity.
La Cave de Montagnac, where Clomarin is produced, was created in 1937 in the town of Montagnac. Today, its soil extends from the right bank of the Hérault River to the Thau lagoon in southern France. Many of the vineyards are located on located on stony clay-limestone soils. The climate is Mediterranean, with warm and dry summers, more temperate near the sea.
Didier Grappe Savagnin Ouille Cotes du Jura White 2016
Didier Grappe Savagnin Ouille Cotes du Jura White 201615 yr old vines from Champ Rouge, Clay limestone soil. Whole bunch pressed and fermented in tank. This savagnin is made in the Ouille style, topped up during maturation to avoid oxidization. No SO2 added. A wine that shows it’s place, having that streak of electric acidity the Jura is known for. – Winery Note
Domaine Barat Chablis 2018
Domaine Barat Chablis 2018Domaine Barat Chablis 2018
Winemaker Notes
Beautiful shiny gold-green reflections, it is characterized by a floral nose, a lively and iodized mouth with a beautiful persistence.
Joelle & Michel Barat are descended from five generations of wine growers. The pair launched their own label in 1972, and in 2000, their children, Angele & Ludovic, joined them in running the family estate.
Domaine Barat is located about a mile outside of the city of Chablis in the village of Milly. The vineyards are managed by Ludovic, who works with organic, herbicide-free fertilizers and viticulture practices, and green pruning. The estate’s coveted vines are planted on South-facing slopes, on Kimmeridgian and Portlandian marl formed millions of years ago during the Jurassic era when the sea covered Chablis. Even today, the mineral-rich clay-limestone soil remains plush with marine fossils, which lend an intense and vivacious minerality and freshness to the wines.
Domaine Chanson Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses 2016 France
Domaine Chanson Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses 2016 FranceDomaine Chanson Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses 2016
Les Preuses is the Grand Cru of Chablis at the Northern end of the Grand Cru area. It is one of the smallest Grand Cru Climat and covers 11.4 ha. The vines selected by Chanson are ideally located right in the heart of the plot. This brings to the wine the specific minerality of this terroir.
The Vintage 2016 : After a cool and rainy winter and a frost episode in April, the weather at the end of spring was warmer but rainy which engendered a late flowering and millerandage (grapes of small size) The summer was warm and dry. September was warm and the harvest took place at the end of the month under a bright sunshine. Vinification : after a mild pressing, this wine was vinified and aged for 10 to 14 months in oak casks in our cellars of the XVth century. Moderate proportion of new oak.
Tasting : Gold colour. Floral fragrances mixed with citrus fruit aromas and pale fleshed fruit. Expressive minerality. Well balanced and elegant texture. Delicate. Refreshing and slightly salty afertaste. Scores : 18/20- COUP DE COEUR – Guide de la Revue du Vin de France 2019 – 17/20 Jancis Robinson – 90/100 Burghound
