Posts Tagged ‘maison’
Monday, April 13th, 2009
89/A+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Mar 2009
Pale lemon color with a clear rim. Very bright, fresh citrus fruit aromas with lemon jumping out of the glass over sweeter notes of white peach. A touch of apple and flint on the back; the front palate has rich lemon curd flavors. Great acidity with a nice medium bodied mouth feel. Lots of stony minerality surrounds sweet Meyer lemon, green apple and a touch of toast. The finish is impressively long for this entry level wine.
Crisp and clean, this is a wine that will make you wish spring would hurry up and get here. A fantastic wine to drink while you’re deciding what to make for dinner, but it has enough body to stand up to creamy fish dishes, roast chicken and even pork (see more on pairing food & wine here). Over delivering for the price, this is a great ringer to pull out if you know you have a white Burgundy fan coming over. This vintage was just released, so if you don’t see it yet in your local store, keep looking.
Drouhin offers a fantastic line of wines from the standard Bourgogne Rouge and Blanc up to some of the best Grand Crus produced. They generally over deliver at all price points, but the ‘07 Macon Village is truly an impressive value. It’s cheaper than wines from neighboring Pouilly Fuissé, but this one retains a great mineral quality to the fruit. Drink it now and any time over the next 3-4 years.
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Tags: 2007, apple, Burgundy, chardonnay, citrus, flint, france, green apple, joseph drouhin, lemon, lemon curd, macon villages blanc, maconnais, maison, meyer, mineral, toast, white peach, White wine
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
91-93 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Feb 2009
Fairly dense aromas of toast and spice around thick lemon and tons of flinty pear. The intense flint carries on to the front of the palate, supported by lemon zest. Medium bodied and incredibly well balanced; rich, yet finessed. A long mineral finish with lingering pear and lemon.
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Tags: 2007, aloxe, Burgundy, chardonnay, charlemagne, corton, cote de beaune, flint, france, grand cru, lemon, maison, mineral, olivier leflaive, olivier leflaive freres, pear, spice, toast, White wine, zest
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
91-93 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Feb 2009
Lots of yellow pear exploding on the nose, lifted by light wild flowers, all underscored by wet stone and a touch of sweet nutmeg. Big stony entry on the mouth. Round and full with tons of lemon zest with sweet green pear and crisp green apple. Good length on the finish with a lingering touch of cream.
Aged in 100% French oak, 20-25% of which is new.
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Tags: 1er cru, 2007, apple, Burgundy, champ, chardonnay, cote de beaune, cream, flower, france, gain, green, lemon, maison, montrachet, nutmeg, oak, olivier leflaive, olivier leflaive freres, pear, premier cru, puligny, stone, White wine, wild, yellow, zest
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
90-92 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Feb 2009
Spicy oak and white flowers, tangerine and yellow pear on the nose. Toasty lemon and oak flavors with a solid streak of minerality wrapped around fresh green apple and a medium creamy length finish.
Aged in 100% French oak, 20-25% of which is new. Grown, produced and vinified from Oliver’s own holdings.
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Tags: 1er cru, 2007, apple, Burgundy, chardonnay, chassagne, clos st-marc, cote de beaune, cream, flower, france, green, lemon, maison, mineral, montrachet, oak, olivier leflaive, olivier leflaive freres, pear, premier cru, spice, tangerine, toast, white, White wine, yellow
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
90-92 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Feb 2009
Buttery yellow apple aromas are highlighted by a delicate honeysuckle note. Much richer on the palate, with thick apple and lemon taking the show up front, all supported by a creamy lemon and toast streak running through the finish with a vanilla accent.
Aged in 100% French oak, of which 20-25% is new.
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Tags: 1er cru, 2007, apple, Burgundy, chardonnay, charmes, cote de beaune, cream, france, honeysuckle, lemon, maison, meursault, olivier leflaive, olivier leflaive freres, premier cru, toast, vanilla, White wine, yellow
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
87-89 / B-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Feb 2009
Steely lemon aromas are surrounded by tons of white flowers (particularly jasmine) and a bit of ripe green pear. Cream and oak on the front palate over lighter notes of apple and pear. Bold acid on the mid-palate pushing tons of lemon and cream through the finish.
Aged in 100% French oak, of which 15% is new.
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Tags: 2007, apple, Burgundy, chardonnay, cote de beaune, cream, france, green, jasmine, lemon, maison, montrachet, oak, olivier leflaive, olivier leflaive freres, pear, puligny, white flower, White wine
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
88-90 / B
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Feb 2009
Very cool, crisp aromas of green apple with hints of slate and wet stones. Dark, intense lemon on the palate accented by green apple. Bold acidity supports the mid-palate, leading to a sweet cream and flint finish.
Aged in 100% French oak, of which 10-15% is new.
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Tags: apple, Burgundy, chardonnay, chassagne, cote de beaune, cream, flint, france, green, lemon, maison, montrachet, olivier leflaive, olivier leflaive freres, slate, stone, White wine
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
86-88 / B-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Feb 2009
Toasty tropical ripe pineapple with yellow pear aromas. Very sweet fruit flavors on the front palate surrounded by tons of toasty oak. Rich and elegant in the mouth; lots of yellow apple, pear and lemon in the finish.
Aged in 100% French oak, 10-15% of which is new.
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Tags: 2007, apple, Burgundy, chardonnay, cote de beaune, france, lemon, maison, meursault, oak, olivier leflaive, olivier leflaive freres, pear, pineapple, toast, tropical, White wine, yellow
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
86 / B-
Tasted by Mike Supple - 03 Feb 2009
Very creamy and toasty on the nose with bold yellow apple aromas. Mild entry on the palate. A touch of cream surrounds a good core of minerality leading to pears with a light toast on the short finish.
50% of the blend aged in stainless steel and 50% aged in oak. All the grapes for this are sourced from vineyards in Puligny-Montrachet and Meursault.
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Tags: 2007, apple, blanc, bourgogne, Burgundy, chardonnay, cream, france, les setilles, maison, meursault, mineral, montrachet, oak, olivier leflaive, olivier leflaive freres, pear, puligny, toast, White wine, yellow
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