Balanced and fresh, the Arnaud Ente is a pleasant starter that stays Steady-Eddy for most of consumption. Lemon, lemon, and lemon all the way around, with flavors that are pure and a bit modest upon…
In typical Leflaive fashion, the base model outperforms many of the otherwise higher-level whites that surround it. What lifts this and elevates its brightness above others is the wonderful acidity…
Similar to my last experience, this is a humdrum suuuuper boooooring snoozer with a pedestrian unfolding of drab fruit and sleepy acidity. It's yellow and tastes like Chardonnay, but is completely…
A well made Bourgogne, with predictable yellow citrus, unripe stone fruit, and some white rock notes delivered in a somewhat powerful unfolding of medium+ flavors. Finishes a little abrasive and…
Same as last year. A fuller version when compared to the 2017, but quite flavorful and fun. Lemon and white melon notes play well with a faint infusion of vanilla and white rock. Super smooth but…
Lemon and white stone notes make for a medium-bodied and agreeable profile that delivers on persistent acid and energy, but lacks a bit of personality and complexity. Better than many base Bourgogne,…
In a string of Bourgogne Blancs I've been sampling throughout the week, this came across a bit angular and biting, as if the alcohol was the culprit making for a more abrasive finish, clipping and…
Clean and pure lemon juice flavors deliver a straight and even-keeled push across the palate, giving the impression of a clarified and semi-refined profile. Not a ton of depth or complexity, but…
Clean and pure, with a clarity that keeps the register and delivery a bit higher and linear. With air, lemon juice, lemon seed, quince, and green apple skin notes are coaxed out. There's some…
Lemon water and faint crystalline. Clean to the point of sanitized. Diluted and fleeting. Very little persistence and even less depth. Instantly forgettable.
A tad better than when I last had a bottle. Less oxidative, but still finishes with a drying, brassy note that squashed some of the freshness. It's fine and all but not especially inviting. 86-88…
Yellow citrus and some light vanillin yellow and white peach notes make up the core here. Less punchy than the 2017 version, with the warmer 2018 vintage translating in more round edges and medium…
Fresh squeezed lemon and lime juice, citrus zest, white melon, chalk/white rock. Lasted superbly 3+ days in-bottle in the refrigerator. Quite the citrusy finish for a base Bourgogne. A fun sipper…
Fresh, pure, and full of vibrancy and verve. Served next to a 2017 Malandes Montmains VV that had just a tad more depth than the Leflaive. Both were good. Previous notes apply otherwise.
Lemon water, white melon, alcohol, and chalk. Light bodied, lacking depth and flavor. A racy delivery that rides overly lithe and diluted. Finishes fast and weak in flavor. Extended exposure to air…
Grilled lemon, lychee, dehydrated nectarine, almond skin, and some hints of oxidation/lamp oil. Light-to-medium bodied, with an agreeable mid-palate weight (with moderate flavor expansion), but a bit…
Yellow citrus, lemon curd, fresh squeezed lemon juice, white melon, and the slightest hint of pumice, this Regionales Bourgogne impresses with its immediacy in flavor delivery and uncomplicated…
