2017 Jean-Philippe Fichet Rully Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90 points

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  11/19/2022 - SeattleKen Likes this wine:

  Totally different from last tasting, which suggests how rapidly Rully ages. That said, I’m impressed. This may be a bottle on the cusp of completely falling apart, but right now this bottle combines the youthful melon notes with tertiary flavors and maturity. Way more interesting than my last tasting but I wouldn’t give this bottle more than six months. It has the savory qualities of a mature Chardonnay that is wonderful in colder months. While I was expecting flabby cigar box flavors, this instead is bacon fat aromas and flavors. As soon as the weather warms, this will be less attractive— and likely be far less interesting when the weather cools again. In short, drink now while it’s interesting and tasty. If you have a bottle and have a blind tasting between now and spring 2023, throw this in as a ringer and it wouldn't be hard to imagine tasters saying it's a 1er cru Chassagne-Montrachet (at least between now and April 2023).

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  10/17/2021 - SeattleKen wrote:

  On opening, restrained nose of white peaches, green apples, and citrus rind that softens with breathing and takes on melons and golden apples. On the palate, there’s initially a lot of acidity and a tight body. After about 60-90 minutes, the body opens and the softer applesauce qualities I associate with chalonnaise finally come out. I have one more bottle and I won’t open it for a year or two.

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  9/19/2019 - bjamesclark wrote: 89 Points

  Vinified in concrete tank and aged in combination of tank and demi-muids. Very limited production.
  The nose speaks to apple, lemon and melon with notes of delicate white flower, rocky earth, mineral and nuances of yogurt.
  The palate, which shows high acidity and good cut, has a creamy mid-palate from the ML conversion. Bright with green apple, lemon oil, citrus pith and under-ripe melon, stone, mineral and yogurt that finish moderately. Young at this stage

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