2004 Domaine Bernard Morey et Fils Santenay 1er Cru Passetemps Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 89 points

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  1/25/2019 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 93 Points

  After another game (and another loss) I came home looking for some solace. I started, as is my habit, with a sample, a nice Vermentino from Oregon, but by thirst was not sated, but I wanted to stay with white. After pondering a few, I opted for this White Burgundy even though I was worried that it would be oxidized like so many of its brethren with a decade or more age on it. Since I figured this was likely bad, I would pop this and then quickly move on to another. Not so fast. Just slightly golden straw color indicated that this wine was not, repeat, not, oxidized. And the nose confirmed it: lemon curd with touches of white pepper, this wine was gangbusters from the jump. Great acidity, slightly creamy, with just hints of oak, this is not a top-level white from the region, but it is damned good. The appellation is usually defined as a bit coarser, a little rougher around the edges than its more famous neighbors to the north, but this is fantastic and easily the best of the three. thedrunkencylist.com

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  9/21/2018 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 88 Points

  I had gone to lunch this week and had a wonderful, yet young, white Burgundy. It got me to thinking that I had a ton of older white Burgundies and many of them had been bad--victims of premature oxidation, or pre-mox. For some unknown reason, these wines, which historically have aged for at least a decade or more, turn golden and take on sherries, stale notes. So I popped this. And it was worrisome: dark golden color, with that sherried aspect. Uh oh. On the palate, though, it is (no pun intended), palatable. Maybe more. Good acidity, a bit of fruit, some oak, and a lovely finish. A curious dichotomy. thedrunkencyclist.com

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  1/28/2017 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Well, I have been avoiding this wine. Why? Well, I have not had a ton of luck with older whites in general and white Burgundies in particular. Older Chardonnays from Beaune and the environs have a tendency to oxidize prematurely. So instead of drinking these, I have feared them. Yeah, that is stupid, but I have proved repeatedly that having a Ph.D. does not prove you are all that bright. This wine, despite its decided golden hue was lovely. Candied lemon zest ensconced in honey, this wine takes a while to understand. Eventually, I reveled in its shy fruit and subtle acidity. Santenay has long been one of my favorite towns in the Côte de Beaune (along with St. Aubin, they were long the only affordable sources for quality whites—but sadly no more), so I was elated to find this wine in fine shape. Phew. thedrunkencyclist.com

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  11/20/2009 - Brad L wrote:

  Real oaky, I would guess he uses this to break in his barrels.

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  9/2/2008 - tanglenet wrote:

  Opened not decanted and served chilled. Identical notes from before: honey and grass on the nose, tropical and citrus fruits on the palate with bright acidity. Good.

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