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• chablis28 wrote: 87 points

  May 5, 2016 - Same btl as R&Ler. Its always fun to try an iconic producer and see how closely their wines match your palate and gage whether you agree with the critics or not. So, I was excited to try this wine and especially in the company of white Burg. This is my 3rd btl of Marcassin wine and I can say without out a doubt I was underwhelmed in all three cases. This is my first chard from them though and I had hoped to find something to admire about this wine but couldn't. Many years ago now I had tried to gain access to this highly sought elusive cult producer and never figured out how to get their attention. Then I got pissed and thought, screw them. Thankfully, I never made the list. Lots of material here but I'd much prefer to see this fruit and terroir in the hands of say Ted Lemon or the guys from Arnot Roberts. Personally, I'd much rather drink the less heavy handed, more ethereal Arnot Roberts chardonnays any day. Think my buddy Kevin was scratching an itch and I enjoyed the opportunity to check out this reputed producer's Chardonnay. Now we both know. Reminds me of Kistler Chards but those too are more in my wheelhouse than this. Scored for my palate, your mileage could be completely different. The wine, for me felt a little sluggish under girth of its oak treatment and lower acidity.

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• jazzwineman commented:

  9/20/17, 10:05 AM - Clearly an Allen Meadows clone who thinks that less flavor means "subtle" and please oh please let me fight thru musky, musty off flavors that are green due to under-ripe grapes used in French White Burg. and pay a very high price for their so-called name.

• chablis28 commented:

  9/20/17, 4:37 PM - Did I hit a nerve :). Sorry, I recognize that Marcassin is dead on for many wine lovers. Just not in my wheel house and certainly you can buy a lot of great French and CA Chardonnay for way way less than Marcassin. For example, I love Arnot Roberts CA Chards for around $35. They are killer.

• jazzwineman commented:

  9/20/17, 4:49 PM - no nerve hit, I am just sorry that the best growing areas are not in France and people have been raised to drink more expensive and lesser wines. You seem misguided about acid levels and aging. Having had quality chards from early 1990's recently and with many no one on the planet and I told Bob (Robert Parker) that when I wrote him and included him as one, would know they were 20 years or more in age. That included Marcassin, Peter Michael, Martinelli. Here is a little tasting of direct competition in Dallas on the wines we speak of. http://graileys.com/blog/marcassin-vs-burgundy/

• jazzwineman commented:

  9/20/17, 4:53 PM - I would also be interested in point #III in her newsletter. She is giving some facts- so I would expect any counter view to have equal facts unless Trump has done more polluting in this part of the internet.
  
  http://www.drvino.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Marcassin.pdf

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