Vanessa

9.1

Marcel Couturier, La Cour des Bois, Saint-Véran AOC, Vintage 2015, ABV 13%.

This is a Chardonnay from the Saint-Véran appellation in the Mâconnais region of Burgundy, France 🇫🇷

Mâconnais is generally known for its richer, fuller-bodied Chardonnay expressions, in part due to its more southerly positioning in Burgundy and its warmer temperatures; this wine is an excellent example. 💕💕💕

This wine was produced using older French oak barrels, softening the edges of the orchard and stone fruit characteristics and imparting complexity. A little exposure to oxygen happens naturally when fermenting or aging wine in oak barrels and this exposure may be responsible for the beautiful golden hue I see in the glass, along with time spent in the bottle. 🌞

👃 On the nose this wine has a medium intensity of developing aromas. The aromas include primary notes of tart peach, apricot, yellow apple, lemon rind, also chamomile, orange flower, white blossom, flint and wet stone, also secondary notes of toast, cream, brioche, delicate vanilla and baking spices, and tertiary notes of caramel, butterscotch, and honey. 🍐 🍑 🍎 🍋

👄 On the palate this wine is dry. It has medium(+) acidity, a medium(+) body, medium alcohol, medium intensity in flavors consistent with the nose and a medium finish.

I love the weigh, richness, and complexity of this wine, which we bought at @france_44 recently.

We have paired this wine with sautéed shrimp, roasted veggies, and jasmine rice. It’s a lovely pairing, but I suspect this wine could stand up to an even richer meal or white meat.
— 4 years ago

with Deked1

Sergio Licea

9.3

Golden apples, bruised pear, gardenias, almonds, honeysuckle, saline, smoke. Rounded acid, medium-plus body, juicy-oily texture, crisp floral-stone fruit-honeyed finish.. Delicate aromatics unfolds nicely into rich texture, mineral driven, highly food friendly. Recommended for Chenin lovers.
— 7 years ago

Noel Geisen

8.9

pittig zuurtje, oudert mooi — 8 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.0

13 September 2016. Marlow & Sons, Brooklyn, NY. — 9 years ago

Tara Rowland

9.3

Loved this producer and his wines...very special! — 9 years ago

George Chen

8.9

Bone dry flinty minerality...great with food. — 9 years ago

Nora Grossman

8.9

Skin contact, Sauvignon blanc adjacent — 5 years ago

Steve Dixon

9.2

Benchmark gamay. Dark fruit and graphite, plenty wild. — 6 years ago

Michael Piaker

8.9

27 July 2018. Verre de Terre, New York, NY. — 7 years ago

Polly Marie

10

Absolutely loved it. Not too sweet or acidic — 7 years ago

Marc Adelman

10

in a blind, i would say savenierres.

holy smokes. — 8 years ago

Tina Dang

9.2

Oh...first sip...this is a good rose...shit. Lovely and balanced. Great rose that will always hint of summer with hints of watermelon and even dare i say lime... — 9 years ago

with michele

Stanley Parks

9.0

Lemon zest, white flowers, pineapple, and an intriguing pine cone undertone. Fresh acidity just barely rounded off at the corners. Light-bodied and refreshing. — 9 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.2

90% Pinot Noir, 10% Gamay. Biodynamic. A light wine with beautiful aromas of red berries acidulous type currant, raspberry. with a good decantation this wine deploys rich and varied nuances, it is absolutely necessary to do it to appreciate it at its fair value. that's wonderful ! well done — 6 years ago

Mike Pliss

9.2

Got to enjoy this luscious vintage as a a freebie thanks to the lovely room welcoming at the Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn NY — 7 years ago

Bill Kaplan

9.1

Never tried this grape before. Merits more drinking. — 7 years ago

Tara Rowland

9.0

Delicious and precise — 8 years ago

Gordon Kramer

8.9

Far more complex than typical SB or Pouilly Fume. Age making it do some fun things. — 8 years ago

with Tarah

Michael Piaker

9.1

16 July 2016. Vine Wine, Brooklyn, NY. — 9 years ago

Seckler Joachim

9.0

2012 vintage — 9 years ago