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Cote Chalonnaise
MONTAGNY |
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Background: Montagny is one of the four communes
making up the Côte Chalonnaise, also known as Région
de Mercurey. It is the most southern appellation of this Côte,
with vineyards planted on a beautiful horse-shoe shape series of
hills. Montagny produces only white wine under that appellation.
Montagny is a very attractive wine. It tends to be fuller than
white Rully.
Tasting Notes: The bouquet is delicate with a
hint of hazelnuts and ferns. It has a dry taste, slightly mineral,
which should come as no surprise since a little Kimmeridgian clay,
as in Chablis, is found in the appellation. There is often a distinctive
spicy taste which, again, is ascribed to the soil. The wines should
be drunk between 2 and 6 years.
Food Pairing:
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RULLY WHITE |
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Background: At the southern part of the Côte
d'Or, a few miles South of Santenay, lie the vineyards of Rully.
It is a lovely area, part of the Region of Mercurey.
Both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are grown on the brown calcareous
soil, the Chardonnay being found mostly on clay and limestone. As
in the rest of Burgundy, the continental climate, with its warm
Summer and mild fall, is very favourable to the good maturity of
the grapes. The vineyards are situated at an altitude of 250 to
370 meters (750 to 1110 feet).
Joseph Drouhin does not own vineyards in Rully but buys grapes
as well as juice. The fermentation and the ageing of the wines take
place in their cellars in Beaune. Buying grapes (instead of already
made wine) is preferable since it allows tight control on the quality
and yield of the crop. The grapes are always picked by hand and
then gently pressed. The juice ferments in barrels, a small percentage
being of new oak. A few weeks after the malolactic fermentation
is completed, the wine is racked off its lees. After several months
of ageing in barrels (7 to 8 months), the wine is bottled.
Tasting Notes: Rully is a delicious white Burgundy
wine which resembles the whites from the Côte de Beaune :
a luminous, golden green colour, a toasty, fruity nose, a refined,
elegant body with floral and cinnamon notes.
Food Pairing: This exquisite
wine, which goes so well with delicate fish and most shellfish,
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Issue #165
2004 Domaine
Joseph Drouhin Chablis les Clos
An outstanding wine, Drouhin’s 2004 Chablis
Les Clos is fermented and aged in one- to five-year-old barrels. Its
toasty mineral and vanilla bean-scented aromatics lead to a medium to
full-bodied personality awash in fruits. Creamy minerals and pears are
found in its concentrated, focused, and lengthy character. Drink this
beauty between 2007 and 2014.
2004 Domaine
Joseph Drouhin Chablis Domaine
de Vaudon
The 2004 Chablis Domaine de Vaudon bursts from
the glass with creamed lemons, minerals, and spices. This medium-bodied
wine reveals lovely white pepper, pear, and candied lemon flavors in
its satin-textured, well-focused character. Drink it over the next 3-4
years.
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2004 Musigny
An exotic and spicy nose features raspberry, red
current, anise and clove notes that give way to sweet, classy and notably
finely detailed flavors that are also relatively forward early but tighten
up considerably on the backend. In most vintages, this is the undisputed
class of the cellar and while it may ultimately be so once again, in
2004 it has competition. Still, lovely stuff by any standard.
2004 Grands Echézeaux
A noticeably more elegant
nose that is stunningly pure with a really lovely mix of black pinot
fruit
and violet aromas that lead to rich, sweet and stylish medium full flavors
that offer exceptionally good detail and admirably well-integrated structure
on the tight and long finish. As this wine usually goes, the tannins
are quite refined and while this is not a truly big wine, the class
is immediately obvious. If I were only going to buy one of the ’04
Drouhin grands crus, it would either be this or the Musigny.
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