2021 Domaine Denis Carré Bourgogne Blanc Sous La Velle

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  12/26/2023 - Clemster wrote:

  The Bourgogne Sous la Velle comes from vines planted in 1980, at the impressive density of 11,000 vines per hectare, in a parcel lying just below Denis Carré’s own 95 year-old Meursault Vieilles Vignes, also in Sous la Velle. In the glass, this limpid, soft yellow-gold Chardonnay is a textbook example of how fine wine evolves over time after it’s poured. The honeyed Chardonnay nose is discreet at first, with aromas of salted Seckel pears, ripe white peaches, and (if you’re old enough to remember it) the smell of a freshly opened tin of Callard and Bowser® butterscotch. Later, aromatic suggestions of Marcona almonds, dried honeycomb, grilled brioche, and lime blossoms emerge as the nose opens out over time. On the palate, the wine is impressively concentrated, yet sleek, with an overriding impression of freshness and self-confident elegance. Ample, focused flavors echoing and magnifying the beautiful stone fruit nose fan out like a peacock’s tail, and are seasoned with palpable briny minerality, and persist in the long, sweet-spice-and-white-pepper seasoned finish. Drink now–2030 and beyond

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