Community Tasting Notes 9

• Burgnick Likes this wine: 93 points

  October 24, 2021 - Mushroom, herbs, pineapple, kumquat and orange marmalade. Good length with lively acidity. The wine has the right amount of mix between primary and secondary character. A great example of how good old Martray can be. 92-93

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• tinybubbles Likes this wine: 93 points

  July 8, 2016 - An initial mustiness, slightly toasty backnose, with a comforting and energetic finish for its age.

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• fclarity wrote: 93 points

  January 18, 2014 - My last bottle from this batch, this wine had a gold center and clear rims. The medium intensity nose displayed lemons, marzipan, dried fruit, and soil.
  
  In the mouth this wine was ripe and viscous with a nice mouth-feel. The acidity and length were good but not mind blowing. It seemed to lack a bit of grip compared to the other bottle tasted recently. Then, I realized I had not given it enough air and, sure enough, the acidic grip built up after hour 3 and balanced the wine out. While very good, it doesn't seem likely to provide competition for the '83 and '86.
  
  A nice wine at its peak.

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• fclarity wrote: 93 points

  December 21, 2013 - From an excellent looking bottle, this wine had a brilliant gold center and clear rims. The medium intensity nose displayed lemon, lime, white stone, and a hint of hazelnut.
  
  In the mouth this was medium bodied with crisp lemon & stone flavors. While not particularly think or rich, this wine was ripe and had a nice glycerol feel. However, all that was overwhelmed by the brisk, lemony acidity.
  
  This is classic Bonneau, light and crisp and it lasts forever in the bottle. While I would say this wine is bit past its peak, it probably won't taste much different 5 years from now. If the bottle has nice color, don't hesitate to give it 2+ hours of air.

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• lepetitchateau wrote: 95 points

  June 1, 2013 - Marmalade, spice, orange rind delicious fruit and complexity all make this one super wine.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1978
• Type White
• Producer Bonneau du Martray
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Beaune
• Appellation Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

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• Pending Delivery 2 (2%)
• In Cellars 30 (34%)
• Consumed 56 (64%)

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