What 2017 White Burg are you drinking tonight?

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Kris,

We share a lot of the same tastes. Thanks for trying these out. Mine are still not delivered but I look forward to these wines. I have some Jacques Carillon Puligny Referts coming also. All of these positive notes make me very excited to try the wines. I have only tasted a couple of village wines and the Pernot BBM. One a Chassagne Montrachet from Bouchard was stunning for the appellation. The Pernot BBM is crystalline and very young. It definitely needs time.

Wished I could find Francois Labet’s (Pierre Labet) Meursault Tillets. If you have a public source, PLEASE let me know. It is stunning and the equal to Roulot to me.

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Kris -

Thanks for asking. The easy answer is Dujac because it was a treat to be able to taste with Jeremy in Morey.

Since we stayed in Meursault, we did a lot of local visits - including:

-Genot-Boulanger (loved every wine we tried with Guillaume)
-Boyer-Martenot (enjoyed their 1ers)
-Domaine Gauffroy (surprisingly good villages Puligny and Meursault at good prices)
-Jean Monnier (we bought a wonderful Pommard Epenots Clos de Citeaux)
-Domaine Roy in Auxey-Duresses (loved his white Auxey-Duresses 1er Le Val, and thought the lineup was solid)
-Chateau de Citeaux/Philippe Bouzereau
-Ropiteau Freres (kinda meh)
-Also had a fun lineup at the Caveau de Puligny Montrachet which included 3 whites and 3 reds.

Lastly, we had incredible tastings at Deutz and Jose Dhondt in the Champagne region. I adore both of their lineups and had a blast doing the tour and elegant tasting at Deutz as well as the intimate tour and simple tasting at Dhondt (all in French).

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2017 Domaine Bouchard Meursault Les Clous is a bit riper, more exotic, with richness and drive. It is quite approachable now.

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2017 Chassagne-Montrachet Domaine Blain-Gagnard. Quite nice.

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Interesting, I haven’t found a 2017 that remotely felt ripe (ie. 2015/2016) they have all been really linear.

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Likewise Kris, reckon the oak influence contributes to the impression, but certainly didnt have the cut of other 17s that i have tried.

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Chavy-Chouet Bourgogne blanc les Femelottes has a nice mouthfeel and good density for a bb but there is some sweetness (RS?) that is a tad cloying. Hoping that will age out with a year or two?

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Whoops - I totally forgot to mention my visit and tasting at Patrick Javillier. Really wonderful lineup across the board. I enjoyed their 2017 Bourgogne Oligocene so much I tracked down a case when I got home. I’m enjoying a 2014 Bourgogne Cuvee des Forgets right now which is also delicious.

And I agree on your impressions of the 2017 whites — no wine has been “ripe” or round to me yet, but very direct (linear as you say Kris) and, in a way, haunting.

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Interesting list of lesser known estates!

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Cross posting a note from Don as this sounds awesome.

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Thanks Kris for the link to my post. I loved the Mikulski.

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More winning 2017 whites from Jeremy and Kent.

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Had the Laflaive Macon Verzy on Thursday. Very big meyer lemon drop but balanced and approachable. Quite delicious after 30 minutes or so. Still at $65, overpriced!

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Sample from supplier - 2017 Prosper Maufoux Chablis AC - fat, oily, lacking precision and freshness, hint of sweetness :frowning: not recommended.

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Two recently

2012 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Clos St. Landry Blanc - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru (11/21/2019)
Worldwide Wines that Don’t Suck (Saint Genevieve, Minneapolis): Liked this a lot. Good use of oak. Apricots, lemon zest, apple and spice. Medium plus finish and complex wine. Should drink now through 2024. (92 points)

2011 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru La Forest - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru (11/21/2019)
Worldwide Wines that Don’t Suck (Saint Genevieve, Minneapolis): Solid overall with shells, lemon, stones, apricots and mild oak. A touch of sweetness on the palate. Very enjoyable and I would recommend drink over the next few years. Don’t see this aging long term. (91 points)

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This was $35, is $65 the going tariff now? At $35 it was high end Macon with Lafon, $65 seems way too high to me unless it’s on a wine list.

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Little older than 2017!

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[quoteLittle older than 2017!][/quote]Time for a new prescription on the glasses!!!

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Winesearcher has it from $40 to $50. I don’t have the original offer that I got (R. Fields, Honolulu) but it seemed to me to be $65. I’ll ask the person who brought it.

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Its 50 bucks at several retailers in my neck of the woods. I like it but I have problems paying that much for a Macon.