Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Wholly classic #chablis - tart lemon, wet stone on nose, bracing acidity on the palate, gets more delicious as it warms, not as textured as a Premier Cru but a delicious #bourgogneblanc with strong QPR, nonetheless. — 10 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

#bourgogneblanc - Classic White Burg #givry - lemon, apple / pear tartness, firm minerality - what’s not to love? — 2 years ago

David Kline

9.8

Exquisite lemon-lime interlace couched in pith exemplifies the stated, but somehow simultaneously highlights a rounder, olive-floral, cherry and pear blossom otherness. Rich palate drives an olive and lemon oil union straight into an interesting baked lemon flattening with bright acid dichotomy. Incredible depth and infinite layers of stunning complexity. Needs many more years, but wow.



#batardmontrachet #montrechet #grandvindebourgogne #grandcru #bourgogneblanc #aoc #domainevincentetfrançoisjouard #côtedor #whiteburg #whiteburgundy #2019 — 2 years ago

with Courtney

David Kline

9.3

Cherry blossom, lemon zest, whiff of powder, lime pith candied grapefruit nose. Lemon tart, lemon verbena and lemongrass emerge from warm lemon depths. Chalky and precise, this producer delivers a very pointed and yet complex offering evoking salivation and reverberating with cool herbaceous undertones.

#chassagnemontrachet #bourgogneblanc #whiteburgundy #2019 #gagnard #gagnarddelagrange #grandvindebourgogne #misenbouteilleálapropriéte #burg — 2 years ago

David Kline

9.4

Rich style from a vintage made for whites! Champagne beurre Blanc, grilled pineapple, lemon panna cotta, brioche soaked in olive oil, magnolia, honeysuckle, yuzu, mirin, and noshi pear give it a Japanese aspect; ginkgo follows mold. Creamy mouthfeel kept honest by nice acid and lime padding with pith the pile lining. Lemon oil, lemon panna cotta and beurre blanc soaked brioche complete the picture from a stellar wine!



#maisonchampy #meursault #appellationmeursaultcontrolée #whiteburgundy #whiteburg #bourgogneblanc — a year ago

with Courtney

David Kline

9.3

Softest golden straw with glints of green gold. Hint of gunpowder melts to reveal a pudding-soft, dried lychee which peels away to white roses, citrus pith and avocado cloud glistening with flintlock shavings in ginkgo shade. Extraordinary palate leans hard into a soft wall of olive, evaporating lemon oils, cottonseed oil, and lime nodules. Tangerine-pear impossibilities flower, riveting the tongue with pithy, zesty, and blossoming evocations. Ginger, tea and nano bits of Wrigley’s original juicy fruit.



#chassangemontrachet #guyamiot #domaineguyamiotetfils #bourgogneblanc #whiteburgundy #burgundy #appellationchassagnemontrachetcontrôlée #whiteburg — 2 years ago

David Kline

9.4

Pale gold. Slight gunpowder before lemon and lime pith and juices with a spiciness. Racy lemon with white pepper notes and chive essence.


#pierreyvescolinmorey #pycm #chassagne #chassagnemontrachet #montrachet #whiteburgundy #bourgogneblanc #abbayedemorgeot #premiercru #appellationchassagnemontrachet1ercrucontrôlée #grandvindebourgogne — 2 years ago

with Courtney

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.8

Drink this one too cold and it will fall flat. Let it warm up in the glass closer to 60° to 65°F and it comes alive. Interestingly not a very expressive nose at all, some muted lemon, orchard fruit notes. On the palate it is delicious with mouthwatering acidity, subtle lemon, beeswax, lanolin and some nicely integrated spicy notes on the finish from new oak. ~$11 #costcowine - seems like you’re only giving up aromatics at a daily drinker #bourgogneblanc price. — 2 years ago

David Kline

9.2

The smoke hasn’t cleared on this battle worn soldier. Really strong sense of gun powder! Volatilize, and peeks of lime pith or lemon verbena squeeze through the cracks like light in your lashes, revealing pepper and pecan shell, black mushroom spores and elm, with cigar sweetness and black lime on a smoky battlefield. Palate is lime pith and zest and oil and candied lime sparkles floating down a lemon juice river, with thick, thick lemon pith banks. Kind of a gangly age here, but showing depth and intensity. Need to see this one when it matures, sculpted like an Olympian.


#hubertbouzereaugruèreetfilles
#hubertbouzereaugruère
#bouzereau #puligny #pulignymontrachet #montrachet #whiteburgundy #bourgogneblanc — 2 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.9

Merely good #chablis - still delicious with dried lemon, crushed oyster shell nose, distinctive precise Chablisienne acidity, atypically smells like some neutral oak and resultant spice on the finish versus my QPR benchmark Kirkland Signature Premier Cru but solid #bourgogneblanc nonetheless. — 2 years ago