White Bourgogne
Bouchard Aîné & Fils 2017 Pernand-Vergelesses
The nose is fruity, fresh, elegant, racy and offers intensity. It reveals notes of ripe / juicy lemon, ripe / juicy kumquat, and small notes of ripe / juicy mirabelle plum combined with slight touches of chestnut / brioche, juicy / fresh Golden apple, racy minerality and discreet hint of yellow flowers. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy / acidulous frame, a good definition, precision, tension, gourmandise, a fine fleshiness, a beautiful finesse of the grain as well as a good structure. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe / juicy lemon, ripe / juicy quince and small notes of ripe / juicy mirabelle plum combined with slight touches of Golden apple, crushed yellow nectarine as well as discreet hints of butter / brioche and toasted / vanilla. Good length and persistence. There are a very discreet chew and hints of ripe almond on the persistence. A beautiful, elegant, juicy and gourmand wine.
Score : 17.5+/20 (95-96/100)
Domaine Guy & Yvan Dufouleur Les Gollardes 2017 Savigny-Les-Beaune
The nose is elegant, aromatic, racy and offers richness, gourmand as well as a good structure. It reveals notes of quince, crushed yellow fruits and small notes of fleshy peach associated with slight hints of beeswax, yellow flowers as well as a very discreet hint of almond. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, racy, precise, well-structured, elegant and offers a good definition, juiciness, precision, a racy minerality, suavity, a good finesse of the grain as well as a juicy / acidulous frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe / juicy lemon, juicy / acidulous kumquat and small notes of quince associated with a hint of nectarine, apple as well as slight hints of racy minerality and beeswax. Good length.
Score : 16.5+/20 (93-94/100)
Pierre Bourée Fils 2017 Pernand-Vergelesses
The nose is aromatic, fruity and offers intensity as well as a beautiful finesse in its concentration. It reveals notes of quince, butter and small notes of chestnut associated with very slight touches of yellow fruits and slight hints of Golden apple. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, juiciness, a beautiful tension, a beautiful finesse as well as an aerial side. On the palate this wine expresses notes of lemon, juicy kumquat, juicy quince and small notes of juicy small wild yellow fruits associated with a touch of juicy nectarine / Golden apple as well as very discreet hints of vanilla, butter, racy minerality and spices. Good length and persistence. There is an imperceptible hint of toasted almond (in the background) on the finish / persistence.
Score : 17+/20 (94-95/100)
Pierre Bourée Fils 2017 Meursault
The nose is fruity, well-structured, racy, elegant and very slightly tight. It reveals notes of dried lemon zest, wild flowers and small notes of kumquat associated with slight hints of yellow plum, beeswax, spices and an imperceptible hint of dried fruits and pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, elegant, very discreetly tight and offers a good definition, juiciness, precision, a fine tension, gourmandise, straightness, tension as well as a slight acidulous frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy lemon, juicy / acidulous yellow apple and small notes of acidulous yellow plum associated with slight hints of dried zest, flowers as well as a very discreet hint of beeswax and spices. Good length and good persistence.
Score : 16+/20 (92-93/100) Vaudoisey-Creusefond - Terres Blanches 2017 Meursault
The nose is fruity and offers a small intensity / concentration. It reveals notes of plum and wild small yellow fruits combined with slight touches of dried orange zest, yellow flowers as well as discreet hints of beeswax, brioche and a subtle hint of nutmeg. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers suavity, fatness, tension, finesse, a beautiful straightness, a beautiful precision, concentration, a fine acidulous frame, a racy minerality as well as juiciness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe / juicy lemon, juicy yellow plum and small notes of kumquat associated with very slight touches of juicy yellow peach as well as slight hints of beeswax / brioche. Good length. There is an imperceptible almost tannic sensation on the finish.
Score : 16.25+/20 (93/100)
Bouchard Aîné & Fils 2017 Meursault
The nose is elegant, beautifully built, precisely concentrated, racy and offers precision as well as a fine richness. It reveals notes of ripe kumquat, ripe mirabelle plum and small notes of fleshy yellow fruits associated with a hint of exotic fruit as well as very discreet hints of white flowers and an imperceptible hint of ripe almond. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, juiciness, tension, an acidulous frame, precision, finesse, straightness, a good structure, gourmandise as well as a fine richness (but full of finesse). On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe / juicy lemon, ripe quince / juicy and small notes of juicy / tangy mirabelle plum associated with slight hints of crushed white fruits as well as imperceptible hints of flowers, beeswax and ripe almond. Good length. A very discreet firmness on the finish / persistence.
Score : 17/20 (94/100)
Bouchard Aîné & Fils 2017 Savigny-les-Beaune
The nose is elegant, aromatic and offers intensity, a fine concentration as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of orange zests, orange blossom and small notes of kumquat associated with slight hints of crushed yellow fruit, white flowers and very discreet hints of spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, gourmande and offers a good definition, a beautiful juiciness, minerality as well as an acidulous / juicy frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy tangerine, acidulous / juicy mirabelle plum and small notes of juicy quince associated with slight touches of juicy yellow apple / yellow peach, slight hints of racy minerality, white flowers as well as very discreet hints of ripe almond and toasted.
Score : 17.25/20 (94-95/100)