Category Archives: Macon

Joseph Drouhin Saint-Veran 2008

Posted on February 22, 2011 by RJ

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 … Continue reading →

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Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon Macon 2008

Posted on May 5, 2010 by RJ

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 … Continue reading →

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Henri Perrusset Macon Farges 2002

Posted on December 14, 2009 by RJ

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 underpinned by … Continue reading →

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Value Chardonnay

Posted on September 17, 2008 by RJ

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 … Continue reading →

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Back to Burgundy

Posted on February 28, 2008 by RJ

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 … Continue reading →

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3 Looks at Burgundian Chardonnay

Posted on November 15, 2007 by RJ

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 … Continue reading →

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