2020(ish) vintage white Burgundy tasting
Caro's
Tasted April 18, 2023 by bisky with 137 views
Introduction
White Burgundy tasting at Caro's. Flight of 8 wines, all large producers. All 2020 vintage except for the Droin Chablis.
Flight 1 (8 notes)
Light wood/barnyard on the nose, I found this to be not very open.
Highly structured on the palate, when it started to open up ~1hr citric acidity coming through. Good length and big body on this one, stood up really well to camembert. Tasted quite ripe.
My least favourite of the night but still a very good wine.
Nose: wow!! Honeycomb with great clarity. Floral orange note, neroli.
Palate: slightly less generous in clarity compared the nose. Honestly couldn’t pinpoint any dominant flavours. Structured, medium body.
Palate: nice structure, not heavy here. Good acidity to back it up, not too strong, just nervous enough to keep you coming back. Love this elegant style!
The three of the Bouchard's were my top 3 wines of the night, rating this one slightly under the Genevrières.
On the palate, sorta reminds me of Tom Ford Ombré Leather. White florals and leathery, very small hints of smokiness. Beautiful fruity character, not entirely citrus. Big structure and acidity. Long, austere finish with mineral backbone.
If I had this bottle in a cellar, I wouldn't open it now even though it's showing well at the moment.
Nose is delicate and floral. Good intensity and body on the palate, linear, but with a long, austere finish.
Probably a bit too structured for current drinking. However, my second favourite wine of the night due to the style and finesse.
❤️
Nose: an initial reductive character coming through. Lemon curd. Molasses as it opened up over the evening.
Palate: smooth, linear. Lemon zest. Structure and acidity is there for aging, highest of the bunch. Earthy backbone.
This was very cool but not my favourite in terms of style, too direct and big for me. Maybe it's just that the oak influence hasn't really settled yet?
Bouquet was a bit tight, even after 1.5 hours I got not much clarity out of it. Palate: wow, incredibly light, but with very concentrated fruit and floral notes. High acidity, with a finish lasting minutes. My first time trying Grand Cru Burgundy, and I've never experienced such a delicate wine that has so much concentration and character.
This was just providing more and more every time I went back to it, wish I could have spent a few hours with it. Clearly the best wine of the night for me, not that I really understood it. But that is what the beauty of this wine is!!
Closing
Overall, this was an awesome experience to get to know the 2020 vintage a bit more.
I found an interesting pleasant honey-like character to be present on the nose and palate of a few wines of the flight, not really sure what this feature is. It was especially clear on the Bressandes and Clos St. Landry.
Wines ranked in order of my preference:
- Bouchard Corton-Charlemagne
- Bouchard Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières
- Bouchard Beaune 1er Cru Clos St. Landry
- Jadot (Duc de Magenta) Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot
- Faiveley Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières
- Jadot Beaune 1er Cru Bressandes
- Droin Chablis 1er Cru Montmains
- Ferret Pouilly-Fuissé Clos des Prouges