2014 Beaune du Château Blanc, 1er Cru, Domaine Bouchard Père & Fils, Burgundy

2014 Beaune du Château Blanc, 1er Cru, Domaine Bouchard Père & Fils, Burgundy

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2014 Beaune du Château Blanc, 1er Cru, Domaine Bouchard Père & Fils, Burgundy

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The 2014 Beaune 1er Cru du Château Blanc has a distinctly earthy bouquet with dried lemon peel, smoke and subtle hazelnut aromas. It seems to gain intensity in the glass. The palate is well balanced, showing a little honey on the entry, although the acidity levels remain satisfactory. It does not quite deliver the knockout punch on the finish, but there is harmony here, and the dash of spice lingering on the aftertaste is appreciated.

Drink 2018 - 2027

Neil Martin, Wine Advocate (January 2016)

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The 2014 Beaune 1er Cru du Château Blanc has a distinctly earthy bouquet with dried lemon peel, smoke and subtle hazelnut aromas. It seems to gain intensity in the glass. The palate is well balanced, showing a little honey on the entry, although the acidity levels remain satisfactory. It does not quite deliver the knockout punch on the finish, but there is harmony here, and the dash of spice lingering on the aftertaste is appreciated.

Drink 2018 - 2027

Neil Martin, Wine Advocate (January 2016)

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Bouchard Pere et Fils

Bouchard Pere et Fils

The Burgundian wine domaine of Bouchard Pére et Fils can trace its origins back to 1731 though it is no longer family owned. In 1995 the Champagne house, Joseph Henriot, acquired the company and quality has risen as a consequence.

Today Bouchard is led by Stéphane Follin Arbelet while the wines are made by Philippe Prost who has been with the company since 1978. An impressive gravity-flow winery on the Route de Savigny, the Cuvérie St Vincent, was completed in 2005, enabling them, to process all their wines with optimum efficiency.

Bouchard’s total holdings comprise 130 hectares, including 12ha of grand crus and 74ha of premier crus, which makes them the largest vineyard owners in the Côte d’Or (Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune).

Bouchard have good holdings in the village of Monthélie, which lies just beyond Volnay and looks down over Meursault. The village is best known for its red wines, a little firmer in structure than Volnay and of particular interest in perfect summers when the grapes can ripen fully.

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Beaune

Beaune

The wines of Beaune are usually on the lighter side, especially if from the flatter vineyards on the Pommard side, or the sandier soils towards Savigny. The sturdiest wines with the greatest depth of flavour come from the steeper slopes overlooking the town itself.

The Hospices de Beaune charity auction on the third Sunday in November is one of the highlights of the year. The Hospices building, known as l'Hôtel-Dieu, is well worth visiting. Beaune is also home to several of the region’s best known merchants such as Maisons Louis Jadot and Joseph Drouhin.
  • 128 hectares of village Beaune and 52 hectares of Côte de Beaune
  • 322 hectares of Premier Cru vineyards. The finest vineyards include Les Grèves, Clos des Mouches
  • Recommended producers:  Germain, Devevey, Domaine des Croix, JadotDrouhinCamille Giroud.
  • Recommended restaurants: Ma Cuisine (not least for the wine list), Le Conty

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or.

Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.

It is quantitatively important in California and Australia, is widely planted in Chile and South Africa, and is the second most widely planted grape in New Zealand. In warm climates Chardonnay has a tendency to develop very high sugar levels during the final stages of ripening and this can occur at the expense of acidity. Late picking is a common problem and can result in blowsy and flabby wines that lack structure and definition.

Recently in the New World, we have seen a move towards more elegant, better- balanced and less oak-driven Chardonnays, and this is to be welcomed.

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