2019 Bruno Colin Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Le Charmois Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 89 points

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  8/12/2023 - super007 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Mineral and acidic driven burgundy. Lighter bodied following a tasting of the more muscular and medium weight chassagne. More dried citrus acidity and freshness here than the plump richness of the chassagne.
  
  Nice wine. But didn’t have the same presence to really command attention as the chassagne.

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  2/23/2022 - forceberry wrote: 87 Points

  100% Chardonnay from a parcel in the Les Charmois vineyard planted in 1959. Aged for 10 months in oak barrels (20-25% new) and 6 months in stainless steel tanks. 13,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Pale whitish-green color. Quite restrained, dry nose with understated aromas of white peach, some creamy notes of oak, a little bit of savory old wood, light primary notes of gummi bear candies and a hint of chalk dust. The overall impression is and remains quite nondescript. The wine is dry and refreshing on the palate with a medium body and quite intense yet surprisingly restrained flavors of stony minerality, some mealy yellow apple, light savory notes of woody spice, light tangy notes of salinity, a pithy hint of slightly bitter lemon and a touch of woolly lanolin. The high acidity lends good sense of freshness and precision to the wine. The finish is crisp, long and a bit reticent with light flavors of lemony citrus fruits, some sharp Granny Smith apple tones, a little bit of tangy salinity, light woody tones and a hint of chalk dust.
  
  An enjoyably refreshing and precise 1er Cru Burgundy, but also one that suffers from lack of fruit. I wonder whether the wine is just in a slump at the moment, blossoming at some time in the future, or if the style of this wine or vintage is just this reticent. The wine certainly isn't lacking in intensity, thanks to the wonderfully high acidity, but there is surprisingly little in the way of fruit or other flavors, so the wine comes across as both refreshing and dull at the same time. I really hope the wine will flesh out and become more expressive as it ages and (hopefully) develops some tertiary complexity. At the moment the wine is nice, but nothing special to write home about.

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