Community Tasting Notes 4

• colinscellar Does not like this wine: 85 points

  July 29, 2023 - Interesting combination of very ripe and very mature...and slightly to a fault on both fronts. As others have commented, a hint of botrytis; and 14yrs definitely a bit too old.
  
  Not entirely unpleasant but not one I'd want again.

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• Tony Molester wrote:

  February 26, 2019 - Single piece cork broke, signs of seepage
  Popped and poured.
  Light gold colour, showing a bit of age but no sign of oxidation
  N: There is an initial burnt toffee-alcohol whiff, but it does blow away within 10 minutes. Slight botrytis aromas, an interesting nose.
  
  P:off dry wine weight, nice texture, excellent acidity keeps it refreshing. Good length, flavours of verveine, lemon curd, and a hint of bruised apple. Fresh and interesting despite a slight RS of less 5gpl.
  
  Drink or hold, no rush, but pessimistic on upside potential.
  14% abv

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• roelof.ligtmans@gmail.com Likes this wine: 88 points

  May 8, 2014 - I like this a lot, but it is not everybody's image of chardonnay. Full-bodied, complex nose, but some residual sugar as well. Hey, this is the Quintaine terroir, a hotspot for semi-sweet (botrytis!) white Maconnais from Viré-Clessé. Like it or hate it.

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• KVM wrote: 84 points

  May 28, 2012 - Over mature. Blunt. Alcoholic. 2.3

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type White
• Producer Domaine Emilian Gillet (Thévenet)
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation Quintaine
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Mâconnais
• Appellation Viré-Clessé

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