Wines at the Bistro de l'Hotel Beaune: Good light colour. A nose of baking spices, wet river stone, minerals, grapefruit and yellow orchard fruit, with suggestions of salinity and creaminess. No exotic fruit aromas. On palate, the first impression is of the excellent, sparkling 2007 acids. There is good cut and precision and no hint of creaminess. The acidity cut beautifully through the garlic butter on my scallops. The flavour profile is more limes than lemons, with those yellow orchard fruit. There is perhaps a hint of more exotic fruit (passionfruit?). Good fruit weight to match the tension. Quite long, it finishes on chalk and limestone notes. Drinking well now but, ideally, cellar 5+ years.
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6/8/2015 - HowardNZ Likes this wine:
Wines at the Bistro de l'Hotel Beaune: Good light colour. A nose of baking spices, wet river stone, minerals, grapefruit and yellow orchard fruit, with suggestions of salinity and creaminess. No exotic fruit aromas. On palate, the first impression is of the excellent, sparkling 2007 acids. There is good cut and precision and no hint of creaminess. The acidity cut beautifully through the garlic butter on my scallops. The flavour profile is more limes than lemons, with those yellow orchard fruit. There is perhaps a hint of more exotic fruit (passionfruit?). Good fruit weight to match the tension. Quite long, it finishes on chalk and limestone notes. Drinking well now but, ideally, cellar 5+ years.
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3/21/2012 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Domaine & Selections Chablis Tasting (l'Hotel - Beaune): Green apple with floral hints to start. Good fruit on the palate, but short and simple.
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3/5/2011 - Sundbyberg wrote: 85 Points
Had this one way too young. Hyped by the critics, but I do not find young bourgognes to be anything special.
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