Reviews

Gilbert et Christine Felettig Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune "En Vallerot" Blanc

This thing lasted almost a week and still had energy to give. Certainly a revved-up little Bourgogne. Even with multiple days open, this Felettig blasted a Dupont-Fahn Bourgogne served next to it.

Gilbert et Christine Felettig Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune "En Vallerot" Blanc

Crisp and clean and just a little lean, the 2018 resembles its older 2017 sibling with its lemon juice and white rock flavors delivered on a pretty punchy platter of acid and grip. Perhaps slightly…

Gilbert et Christine Felettig Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune "En Vallerot" Blanc

Stoooopid good at $19! Needs about two+ hours of air to really open up.

Gilbert et Christine Felettig Gevrey-Chambertin La Justice

Primary black cherry and slightly earthy rhubarb notes, with subtle citrus on the back end (with a lot of coaxing and swirling in the glass to try to bring out any true depth of flavor). Youthfully…

Gilbert et Christine Felettig Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Carrières

Cool wild blackberry, rhubarb, purple plum, strawberry seed, stems, and some subtle limestone and garrigue notes. With a couple hours of decanted air, this really produced an interesting layered…

Gilbert et Christine Felettig Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune "En Vallerot" Blanc

Very similar to the 2015, if just a little more firm and tense by comparison on the delivery. The punchy execution of lemon juice, unripe white peach, white melon, and chalk really liven-up the…

Gilbert et Christine Felettig Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune "En Vallerot" Blanc

Pithy and punchy, with lemon seed, melon rind, quince, and white stone. Rides high but has amazing verve. Served next to a Mikulski base model Bourgogne, which has a little more depth. Both are crazy…

Gilbert et Christine Felettig Gevrey-Chambertin La Justice

Black cherry and black and red raspberry notes make for core flavors that nicely saturate the palate with medium intensity and agreeable balance and weight. A 6-out-of-10 on complexity, and a little…