2017 Paul et Marie Jacqueson Bouzeron Les Corderes

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  6/23/2023 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  100% Aligoté Doré from a 0,83-hectare parcel planted in 1937. Fermented and aged for 12 months in old oak barrels. 12,5% alcohol.
  
  Pale lemon-yellow color. Ripe, sweetish and wonderfully fine-tuned nose with aromas of sweet golden apples, some creamy oak tones, a little bit of stony minerality, light primary notes of peach candies, a hint of chopped aromatic herbs and a faint touch of something vaguely plastic. The wine feels firm, lively and ripe yet dry on the palate with a medium body and quite acid-driven flavors of juicy citrus fruits and fresh golden apples, some mineral spice and saline nuances, a little bit of creamy oak character, light sweeter notes of ripe yellow fruits, a hint of incisive steeliness and a touch of apple peel bitterness. The bright, focused acidity lends great sense of structure to the wine while adding a little bit of emphasis to the bitter overtones. The palate-cleansing finish is ripe yet dry with a rather long aftertaste of lemony citrus fruits and fresh golden apples, some creamy and even subtly buttery oak tones, a little bit of sweet greengage, light herby nuances, a hint of apple peel bitterness and a touch of saline twang.
  
  A tasty, balanced and very slightly evolved Aligoté that is still very fresh, spry and youthful, but is also starting to show the first signs of evolution with those rich undertones that wonderfully counterpoint the brisk, acid-driven and herby, even subtly bitter fruit flavors so typical of Aligoté. The use of oak feels very judicious and harmonious here: you can taste it, but it stays firmly in the background throughout. A lovely and very impressive effort that serves as a great reminder how in deft hands Aligoté can be a serious contender to Chardonnay, not just an afterthought. Can be drunk now, but most likely will continue to evolve and improve for at least a handful of years more. Excellent value at 18€.

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  10/2/2020 - kuumies wrote:

  Delightfully fresh and crisp on the nose with green apple, strawberry yoghurt, iodine and a thyme-like herbal note. Surprisingly mouthfilling and textured on the palate with high intensity and very solid acidity. The fruit is on the neutral and restrained side and the general feel is savory and stony with an attractive minerally twang. The intensity only picks up towards the finish which is quite tight and grippy. Overall this comes off as a pretty serious wine that perhaps could do quite well in the cellar. Not a crowd-pleaser by any means but I find the style pretty cool and there is no question about the high quality and the sheer drinkability.

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