by Ray Johnson | Feb 22, 2011 | Burgundy, Chardonnay, Macon
Joseph Drouhin, Saint-Veran 2008 This Chardonnay combines the acidity you think of in fresh green apples with the slipperiness of a light pat of butter – nice, light-bodied Burgundy. Maturation is solely in stainless steel. Mis en bouteille par Drouhin a Beaune...
by Ray Johnson | May 5, 2010 | Burgundy, Chardonnay, Macon, Macon-Milly-Lamartine
Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon, Macon-Milly-Lamartine 2008 Give this wine some air to blow off a bit of sulfur. Then the nose begins to open, showing apples and stone fruits. In the mouth this wine is quite concentrated, tasting of fresh oranges and nectarines, with...
by Ray Johnson | Dec 14, 2009 | Burgundy, Chardonnay, France, Macon, Macon-Villages
Henri Perrusset, Macon Villages, ‘Macon Farges’, selection vielles vignes 2002 The nose is quite complex with smokiness, nuttiness, butterscotch and brown spices. In the mouth a beautiful richness has developed, buttery and full of baked apple spices yet...
by Ray Johnson | Sep 17, 2008 | Burgundy, Chardonnay, France, Macon, Macon-Vergisson
Verget, Macon-Vergisson, “La Roche” 2006 Lots of fresh ripe red apples in the nose – you can taste them in your mouth with a nice tang of acidity in this light-bodied wine. From Jean-Marie Guffen, whose Chardonnays have been a spot-on value. 13%...
by Ray Johnson | Feb 28, 2008 | Burgundy, Chablis, Chardonnay, France, Macon
Verget Macon Villages 2006 Open this a little early to blow off the reductive funk and after 20 minutes the fruit will come through. From Jean-Marie Guffen, this Chardonnay has been a spot-on value in notes back to the 2003 vintage. Vinifie et mis en bouteilles in...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 15, 2007 | Burgundy, Chablis, Chardonnay, Macon, Puligny Montrachet
This flight features Chardonnay from 3 respected producers. There is an inexpensive Macon, a more formidable Puligny and lastly a Chablis with some age on it. Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Macon 2006 This wine embodies the citrus side of Chardonnay with a light body...
