Community Tasting Notes 16

• forceberry wrote: 92 points

  May 5, 2023 - A biodynamic minimal-intervention Chardonnay from vineyards in the comune of Quintaine. Fermented spontaneously, full MLF, aged in concrete vats. 13% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Medium-deep neon yellow-green color. The nose feels fascinating, characterful and slightly evolved with aromas of apple juice, some developed nutty tones, a little bit of leesy creaminess, light crunchy notes of quince, a hint of honeyed richness, a touch of earthy spices and a whiff of cantaloupe. The wine feels somewhat evolved and slightly funky but also wonderfully firm with a medium body and intense flavors of bruised apple and freshly pressed apple juice, some nutty tones, a little bit of salinity, light mineral notes of wet rocks, sweeter hints of cantaloupe and developed honeyed character and a crunchy touch of quince. The quite high acidity lends good sense of focus and freshness to the wine. The finish is long, dry and quite ripe with a rather complex aftertaste of saline minerality, ripe citrus fruits, a little bit of bruised apple, light nutty notes, a hint of quince and a touch of leesy creaminess.
  
  A very lovely, balanced and harmonious Viré-Clessé with attractive purity of fruit that is supported by some slightly more developed nuances and a tiny bit of funk that adds a lovely sense of sauvage complexity to the wine. I found the wine wonderfully characterful and thoroughly enjoyable, but maybe better for immediate consumption that for prolonged aging - as the wine shows some evolved nuances before its 8th birthday, I feel it might not make really old bones but is instead going to be peaking around its 10 years of age and then keeping for some time longer. To me, this was my 3rd favorite wine of the evening, but otherwise it didn't seem to get much recognition - the wine got just two points from the nine participants in our tasting of nine blind whites, finishing on shared sixth place. Priced according to its quality at 30€.

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• Biggsy wrote: 90 points

  November 16, 2022 - Swig - Portfolio Tasting. Brief notes: Delicate nose - red apple. Lots of power and intensity on the palate. Creamy texture, baked lemons, and a honeyed, waxy note on the back of the palate.

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• TomC1369 wrote:

  July 25, 2022 - 2 bottles of three seriously oxidised. But the least oxidised was amazing. Risk not balancing reward. Just out of bond so not storage.

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• finewinebuff57 wrote: 90 points

  March 6, 2022 - From a magnum. Already very good, needs time in this format, will become excellent I sense. % years plus

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• ant-1 Likes this wine:

  October 22, 2021 - Délicieux ! Un nez incroyablement complexe, une bouche qui malgré un coup de mou en milieu est fort agréable. Long et mérite un rachat.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2015
• Type White
• Producer Domaine Guillemot-Michel
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation Quintaine
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Mâconnais
• Appellation Viré-Clessé
• UPC Code 785255004163

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• In Cellars 49 (32%)
• Consumed 105 (68%)

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