2008-SAINT-AUBIN-1er-Cru-Frionnes-Domaine-Hubert-Lamy

SAINT AUBIN

2008 1er Cru Frionnes Domaine Hubert Lamy

Grapes Chardonnay
Colour White
Origin France, Burgundy
District Côte d'Or
Sub-district Côte de Beaune
Village Saint Aubin
Classification 1er Cru
ABV 13%
Vineyard Frionnes

Olivier is experimenting with leaving the wines a second winter in cuve (where they have been reassembled from barrel, so tasting younger than ever at this stage. Tightly textured, finely taut with citrus and pear fruit, mineral and long. L&S (Nov 2009)


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Less well-known than Meursault or Puligny-Montrachet, St. Aubin can often be overlooked as an appellation for white Burgundy, but can be the source of some great wines. Close to a Puligny in style, this has lots of lime, honeycomb and flowers on the nose along with a whiff of smoke. Medium bodied and toasty, with lots of citrussy acidity and a lick of gingerbread. A classic St. Aubin from one its best estates. Rating: 91 Matt Walls www.mattwalls.co.uk (Nov 2011)

Rather high-toned aromas of orange and spices; still a bit of SO2 to be absorbed. Sweet and spicy, with penetrating acidity giving cut to the flavors of lemon, crushed stone and ginger. Rating: 89(+?) Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Sept 2010)

Well- crafted leesy quality on the nose, and deliciously appetising and toasty fruit that's nicely worked and complex with a fine-textured character, good intensity and a crisp citrussy dry finish. It's hard to single out just one of Lamy's 1er cru St Aubins because they're all excellent in this vintage. Rating: 91 The Wine Gang - www.thewinegang.com (Feb 2010)

Domaine Hubert Lamy

Olivier Lamy has built on the solid foundations his father Hubert prepared with twenty years and more of work in the vineyards. Today the Domaine has 18.5 hectares of vines - 80% are Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir. The vines are in several appellations - Saint-Aubin, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay, as well as the excellent Bourgogne Blanc. The reputation of the domaine is now made, but the Saint Aubins, both red and white, remain some of the bargains of Côte d'Or, and challenge the supposed superiority of the grander village names on a regular basis, both in terms of young and mature wines.

Olivier's wine-making style and preference is to emphasise the fresh and the mineral side of his wines, and there is very little new wood in this cellar, with many wines with no new wood at all, and that is with the wines in 600 litre demi-muids rather that the classic Burgundy (225 litre) fût. Certainly Oliver's whites do have an arrow-like purity and intensity, and seem to age completely straight and true.

The reds are worth more than a casual mention too. Olivier has been getting some consultation help from Sylvain Pataille, and the wines have energy and bounce along with the supple tannins and ripeness.

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