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Manage Subscriptions2013 Domaine de la Bongran (Thevenet) Viré-Clessé Cuvée E. J. Thevenet
Chardonnay
- France
- Burgundy
- Mâconnais
- Viré-Clessé
Community Tasting Notes 30
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dsamuel Likes this wine: 92 points
February 15, 2024 - Medium/Dark gold color
Strong aromas of ripe/ bruised apple with pineapple/lychee and strong ginger botyritis aromas - really pleasant
Medium plus bodied with palate of ripe apple and honey - again with strong ginger/saffron - light touch of RS but barely noticeable due to acid
Medium acidity with moderate phenolic bitterness presumed from some extended skin contact - medium plus alcohol
Great finish led by fruit/ acid and botyritis kick at the tail end
Highly recommended - not your typical Macon Chardonnay by any stretch of the imagination -
Goldstone wrote: 85 points
July 30, 2023 - Two bottles served from my cellar with an opening dish of Hokkaido Scallops and light Avacodo salad....previous experience has taught me not to serve this without food. Very deep gold colour reflecting its full or over maturity. Nose and palate are of the ripe tropical fruit end of Chardonnay that has made this purchase a disappointment, although not a disaster at US$22 per bottle. The palate had more acidity and verve than when I last drank it in 2021 and scored it at 80pts. I shied away from it but our 8 guests seemed fine with it.
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_water.into.wine_ Likes this wine: 90 points
March 3, 2023 - Served blind. Not an easy one to call. The nose was very tropical with a lot of ripe fruits. But the palate had some acidity, despite having huge size and structure. This really was full bodied. I landed on old world French, and said I thought this was either a super warm burgundy vintage or something from the Rhône (not a bad shout I guess). In the end, it’s Chardonnay, but the lush, ripe palate really takes it away from the more classic Montrachet or Corton whites
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Axone Does not like this wine: 88 points
December 24, 2022 - Herbacé, manque de maturité ?
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Putnam Weekley Likes this wine: 91 points
November 29, 2022 - Arm’s length decant produced a startling brass liquid, purring with opalescent murmuration reluctant to traverse the pour. Shy aroma builds from the margin. Silver. Lichen. Salted pears wilted in butter and rosemary. Efficiently textured and heady. Rattan shoot sugar. Fig. Watermelon. Sanded steel rinsed with nougat tea. Bundled, rooted acidity persists on the finish.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2013
- Type White
- Producer Domaine de la Bongran (Thevenet)
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation Cuvée E. J. Thevenet
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- SubRegion Mâconnais
- Appellation Viré-Clessé
- UPC Code 856508002745
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 272 (54%)
- Consumed 234 (46%)
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