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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by robertek on 9/14/2019 & rated 93 points: No signs of premox in this one which is always a relief. Really good Batard :) (1166 views) | | | Tasted by Argrath on 10/13/2017 & rated 94 points: (Blind tasting)
Full, rich, fat, fully ready nose. Yellow orchard fruit with chemical and tropical notes. Integrated oak. Perhaps a tad too developed. Modelling clay and butterscotch.
Fullish, harmonius palate with tropical fruit notes and very refreshing acidity. Creamy, fat, round. Dried apricots. Lovely roasted nut finish.
Had survived the Premox-trap, but not for keeping. (1584 views) | | | Tasted by joost on 4/2/2017 & rated 70 points: totally oxidised (1985 views) | | | Tasted by ChristyLeighNY on 3/15/2017 flawed bottle: Agree with others. Oxidized. Getting sick of the ups and downs with white burgundy (1914 views) | | | Tasted by Burgnick on 9/26/2016 flawed bottle: King of premox- fontaine gagnard (2390 views) | | | Tasted by Argrath on 10/10/2015 & rated 95 points: (BYO Blind tasting)
Fully ready nose with complexity and depth. Apricots and orchard fruits intermingles with honey. Fully integrated oak. Lovely minerality hiding in the depths. Very, very attractive.
Fullish, fat, rich and powerful palate. Harmonius and majestic and intense. Very good grip. Utterly balanced with orchard fruit, honey, roasted nuts and wet stone minerality. What a structure and determination.
My third encounter with this wine, and since it had survived the PREMOX trap this was splendid. White burg at its best. Very full and elegant. I actually managed to identify the wine. I will now save my own bottle until 2017-18, if it's premoxed it doesn't help if i pop it today. (2000 views) | | | Tasted by don_quichotte on 6/2/2015 & rated 85 points: Oxidizing fast. Dark copper colour. Bruised apples, etc. Can tell the underlying material is pretty special, but too far gone already. Am done with Fontaine-Gagnard. (1693 views) | | | Tasted by Argrath on 4/18/2015 flawed bottle: (Blind tasting)
Very mature nose with dried apricots, honey, nuts and glue.
Fullish, soft, over-the-hill palate. Dried apricots, nuts and honey. Full, soft and round, but alos flat and without any grip and intensity.
A Premoxed white Burg of top-class - such a pity. Not the most horrid of POX, it was drinkable with food. Indications that other F-G 2008 white is also in danger. (1355 views) | | | Tasted by Argrath on 8/12/2012 & rated 95 points: Quite shy, discrete nose. Fine yellow applefruit. Elegantly oaked. And then mineral and mineral (modelling clay).
The first attack is tightly minerally with delicate citrus aromas. Balanced oak. But after time in glass this reveals itself as a very tasty, concentrated wine with fullish body, very good length and grip. After a while it is fat in the mouth!
Conclusion: FATTY, GROWING, ROASTED. (This was a slow starter, but the concentration and intensity combining with the "shyness" led us towards GC territory.) (2185 views) | | | Tasted by Sleepy Dave on 5/6/2012 & rated 93 points: 2012 - Wines for my ROM (Au Jardin @ Botanic Garden): Color - Light golden
Nose - Good aromatic and intense but not truly expressive. I can tell there is tons of material hiding underneath.
Palate - Tightly coiled but well polished. This was elegant and feminine for a Batard instead of power. Excellent purity and energy with layers of complexity. Very long. Some may said this is smaller in scale and not as powerful as a Batard should be. However, I like the style.
93-94+ (3666 views) | | | Tasted by PC73 on 9/10/2010 & rated 93 points: Overall a complex nose with multiple aromas. Apple, Citrus, Lime, Oak, Slight sweetness on the nose. Green. Grassy nettles. Apple on the palate. Long finish. Lots of lime and minerality. Felt like a grown up wine. (2919 views) | | | Tasted by MFong on 11/12/2009: Confrerie Burgundy Trip – Day 3 (Chassagne-Montrachet /Vosne-Romanee): Delicate nose of first sweet peaches, then minerals, lime and a touch of coconut. Rich palate of minerals, lime and high acidity. Finishes clean, precise and very long. (3932 views) | | | Tasted by MFong on 11/12/2009: Confrerie Burgundy Trip – Day 3 (Chassagne-Montrachet /Vosne-Romanee): Deeply perfumed nose of flower and peaches. Richly complex palate of steely minerals, lime and a touch of honey; with high acidity. Very elegant and precise. Gentle finish and very persistent. (3959 views) |
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBurgundy Les vins de Bourgogne (Bureau interprofessionnel des vins de Bourgogne) (and in English)
Burgundy - The province of eastern France, famous for its red wines produced from Pinot Noir and its whites produced from Chardonnay. (Small of amounts of Gamay and Aligoté are still grown, although these have to be labeled differently.) The most famous part of the region is known as the Cote d'Or (the Golden Slope). It is divided into the Cote de Beaune, south of the town of Beaune (famous principally for its whites), and the Cote de Nuits, North of Beaune (home of the most famous reds). In addition, the Cote Chalonnaise and the Maconnais are important wine growing regions, although historically a clear level (or more) below the Cote d'Or. Also included by some are the regions of Chablis and Auxerrois, farther north.
Burgundy Report | Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne - na stejné téma od Heleny Baker
# 2013 Vintage Notes:
* "2013 is a vintage that 20 years ago would have been a disaster." - Will Lyons
* "low yields and highly variable reds, much better whites." - Bill Nanson
* "Virtually all wines were chaptalised, with a bit of sugar added before fermentation to increase the final alcohol level." - Jancis Robinson
# 2014 Vintage Notes:
"We have not had such splendid harvest weather for many years. This will ensure high quality (fragrant, classy and succulent are words already being used) across the board, up and down the hierarchy and well as consistently from south to north geographically apart from those vineyards ravaged by the hail at the end of June." - Clive Coates
# 2015 Vintage Notes:
"Low yields and warm weather allowed for ample ripeness, small berries and an early harvest. Quality is looking extremely fine, with some people whispering comparisons with the outstanding 2005 vintage. Acid levels in individual wines may be crucial." - Jancis Robinson
# 2017 Vintage Notes:
"Chablis suffered greatly from frost in 2017, resulting in very reduced volumes. As ever, the irony seems to be that what remains is very good quality, as it is in the Côte d’Or. Cooler nights across the region have resulted in higher-than-usual acidity, with good conditions throughout the harvest season allowing for ripe, healthy fruit." - Jancis Robinson
# 2018 Vintage Notes:
"The most successful region for red Burgundy in 2018 was the Côte de Beaune. The weather was ideal in this area, with just enough sunlight and rain to produce perfectly balanced wines naturally." - Vinfolio
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