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April/May
2008
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Wine Review
Archive - France, Burgundy (White)
($88). Good
grief, this is incredible stuff. Excellent
profile of honey and cinnamon behind
the fruity pear make this a really big,
rich wine. Beautifully balanced, velvety
in texture, great finish. This will
age for at least ten years, maybe more
like fifteen. (Skinny Guide to French
Wine, 06/00)
($248). Great fruit
here, including classic pear and a touch
of melon. The characteristic honeyed
smoothness is in full force, as is the
clean acidity and balance. Lush floral
bouquet. Outstanding! This wine is actually
drinking surprisingly well now, which
makes me think it might not be quite
as age-worthy as most – two or
three years ought to do it. (Skinny
Guide to French Wine, 06/00)
($34).
Lush, buttery, and rich, with plenty of
toasted nutty oak, this Meursault is quite
good. Very fruity, with pear and citrus,
this wine needs a bit of time to achieve
the balance that it surely will. Try again
in about five years, then drink until
2010. (Skinny Guide to French Wine, 06/00)
($32).
I very much enjoyed the earthy and herbal
notes to this wine. They run through the
rich pear and apple Chardonnay fruit flavors
and add interest and contrast. This is
a bold but very clean wine that is delicious
now, but could age for several years.
( Weekend Wine, 05/00)
($26).
Soft and uncomplicated, but still pleasant,
this red Burgundy shows smooth red berry
and delicate herbal notes. Ready to
drink now. (Weekend Wine, 08/02)
($28).
Crisp and focused, with refreshing apple
and pear fruit, accented with citrus
and mineral notes. Ready to drink now
and over the next year or two. (Weekend
Wine, 08/02)
($47). Straightforward
Chardonnay flavors are somewhat marred
by a burned, ashy note mid-palate and
through the finish. (Weekend Wine, 08/02)
($21).
Soft pear and subtle apricot fruit flavors
finish with definite mineral and noticeable
oak. Ready to drink now. (Weekend Wine,
08/02)
($15). From famed winemaker Dominique
Lafon of Comtes Lafon, comes this lovely
and refreshing wine that bursts with typical
green apple, grass, and citrus, plus a
touch of soft pear thrown in for balance.
Love the mineral trace that lingers on
the finish. (Skinny Guide to French Wine,
06/00)
($10). Apple and lemon curd flavors
are rich and fleshy, finishing with
a focused, clean stonefruit note. Ready
to drink now. (Weekend Wine 12/04)
($11).
Great value at this price – this
wine has plenty of rich body, including
toasty oak and full fruit. There’s
also enough youthful tang, including a
certain clover freshness, to make it even
more appealing. (Skinny Guide to French
Wine, 06/00)
($35). This
is a great example of the intriguing paradox
of Pouilly-Fuissé – immediately rich,
ripe, and complex, but still clean and
young tasting. This has the new, green
wood element that is so wonderful in this
appellation. Very nice pineapple notes
are both ripe and tart. Wonderful! (Skinny
Guide to French Wine, 06/00)
($15). Fresh, clean Chablis with bright
fruit and a strong, crisp finish. Perfect
example of classic Chablis. Great with
food. Drink now. (Skinny Guide to French
Wine, 06/00)
J
($38). This is a great
bottle at a fantastic price. Ripe fruit,
smooth on the palate, it offers an array
of rich fruit, lime, honey, and nutty
toasty oak that is fabulous. Great example
of a rich wine that maintains the classic
Meursault clean finish. Pretty darn
good now, but will be even better in
a couple of years. (Skinny Guide to
French Wine, 06/00)
($47). This
1995 beauty is holding wonderfully --
as it should for several more years
-- and is still available in many wine
shops. This classic white Burgundy explodes
with citrus, mineral, and sweet melon
Chardonnay flavors. It is rich and ripe,
but still clean. The finish is lingering
and full. Just an exquisite wine. Although
this wine certainly could have complemented
an elegant meal, we paired it with a
wedge of Gouda, a rather simple green
salad, and some crusty bread. Wonderful.
(Weekend Wine, 08/00)
($46). A great example of a Chablis Grand
Cru, this wine is ripe and rich with forward
fruit, including apple and pear, with
a citrusy crispness that gives terrific
balance. The firm finish lingers exquisitely.
This should really age for at least another
couple of years. (Skinny Guide to French
Wine, 06/00)
($38).
Delicious and lush, with ripe pear,
lemon curd, fig, and mineral flavors
that stay focused through the lingering
finish. Ready to drink now and over
the next two or three years. (Wine Tasting,
04/04)
($15). Crisp apple
and pear fruit is layered with mineral,
earth, and touches of rich honey. Ready
to drink now. (Weekend Wine, 09/02)
($19). Yummy. Do I have
to say more? Fabulous fruit, crisp acidity,
tropical richness, medium-bodied, and
a juicy finish add up to one heck of
a wine. So easy to drink that you won't
know where it all went, so buy several.
Drink now. (Robyn's Picks, 06/00)
($17). Offers ripe
tropical flavors balanced again mineral
and citrus notes. Finishes clean and
crisp. Ready to drink now and over the
next couple of years. (Weekend Wine
02/07)
($28). My favorite of the bunch -- the
richness stays in the background and supports
the clean, crisp apple, fig and mineral
aromas and flavors. Delicious, complex
finish. Ready to drink now and over the
next five or six years. (Weekend Wine
02/07)
($28). Wet stone character accents ripe,
tropical and citrus fruits that linger
on the full finish. Ready to drink now
and over the next two or three years.
(Weekend Wine 02/07)
($48). Delicious,
rich and creamy, with a silky mouthfeel,
offering ripe pear fruit with toasted
nut, mineral and complex earthy notes.
Ready to drink now and over the next
five to eight years. (Splurge Wine,
04/03)
($55). Balanced and elegant, with a
spicy floral bouquet and ripe pear,
nectarine, orange peel, smoke and spicy
oak. Picks up a creamy citrus note on
the finish. Ready to drink now. (Splurge
Wine, 04/03)
($54). Beautifully balanced, with racy
citrus and mineral dancing around rich
apple, cream, and rich toasty notes. Expressive,
generous finish. Delicious. Ready to drink
now and over the next six or seven years.
(Wine Tasting, 04/04)
($10). Crisp, refreshing, with plenty
of tart apple, citrus, and an appealing
grassy quality, this is a go-with-seafood
wine if ever there was one. Fresh finish,
if a bit short. (Skinny Guide to French
Wine, 06/00)
($240). There is a
floral bouquet, but you practically
have to inhale it to detect it. Ditto
for the rich fruit layers and almond
notes. But that’s because it is
still so young – this wine will
need a minimum of ten years to open
up. When it does, though, hold on to
your hat. This latest in the Jadot line
of fantastic Montrachet, is going to
be a killer. (Skinny Guide to French
Wine, 06/00)
($98). Rich and sophisticated, this is
outstanding. This wine has plenty of fruit,
with characteristic cinnamon and honey,
but also some surprising vanilla oak.
Very attractive mineral core adds balance,
and the acidity is perfect. This wine
is drinking pretty well now, so it may
not have quite the expected longevity,
but should age another five or so years.
(Skinny Guide to French Wine, 06/00)
($35). Ripe fruit
and good acidity, featuring pretty pear,
lemon, butter, and honey - all lingering
on the finish. Ready to drink now and
over the next five or six years. (Wine
Tasting, 04/04)
($48). Beautiful
buttery yellow in color, this is a fantastic
Chablis. Ripe fruitiness is the star
from start to finish, with a toasty,
nutty undercurrent that finishes crisp
and clean. Best after 2005. (Skinny
Guide to French Wine, 06/00)
($16). Another great Mâcon from reliable
Verget – this wine has all the
refreshing apple and lime that you expect,
but it’s just done very well. Good
acidity. Nice balance. Very enjoyable
clean finish. (Skinny Guide to French
Wine, 06/00)
($24). Love this! Clean, crisp, balanced,
smooth – I just cannot say enough
about this wine. I first tried the 1997
last year, and the current 1998 release
is just as good. Citrusy, but smooth,
with that lovely mineral thread you
expect from an excellent Pouilly-Fuisse.
These wines are outstanding now and
will age for 3-5 years. (Robyn's Picks,
06/00)
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