Community Tasting Notes 31

• bram_epicurien Likes this wine: flawed

  March 24, 2024 - Very brown gold color. The nose immediately brings me to a vin jaune. Med acidity, med body, med alcohol, med flavor intensity, med finish. Oxidised, not very acid, orange, hay, salinity, very much vin jaune. Guess this is not the idea so marked the bottle as off.

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• PapaGreenz Likes this wine: 90 points

  February 29, 2024 - Quite ripe

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• S-C-S Does not like this wine: 80 points

  October 27, 2023 - Very heavy wine, not really dry … maybe defective.

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• ploher wrote:

  July 14, 2023 - Bruised apples on the nose, spices, roasted hazelnuts. Excellent intensity. Reminds me almost more of a Chenin Blanc than a "classic" Chardonnay. Ripe fruit on the full bodied, velvety textured palate, for me not really on the tropical side I think, more like really ripe apples and pears. Some sweetness for sure, but in balance. Savory, almost peppery towards the long finish. Beautiful, special bottle of Chard. 17/20

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• JCGuthrie wrote: 90 points

  May 9, 2023 - Nose shows primarily lemon oil. On the palate the first impression is waxiness, but then on the finish there's a burst of ripe, tropical flavors buttressed by solid acidity. There is a viscous quality here, like sauternes. Not an especially elegant wine, but a solid sipper.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• 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

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• Pending Delivery 114 (9%)
• In Cellars 758 (58%)
• Consumed 442 (34%)

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