SAINT AUBIN
2011 Haute Densité 1er Cru Derrière Chez Édouard 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 | Derrière Chez Édouard |
Even more mineral than the Criots Batard. It may not have the rich weight, but it is even more crystalline and pure, stony. L&S (Jan 2013)
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It's all class and finesse in the 2011 St. Aubin Derriere Chez Edouard Haut Densité. Rich, textured and voluptuous, yet also impeccably balanced, the 2011 sweeps across the palate with expressive white-fleshed fruit, wild flowers and sweet spices. Layers of fruit build effortlessly to an enveloping, resonant finish that is absolutely striking. As outstanding as the 2011 is, I get the sense the wine is still holding back much of its potential in reserve. This is another utterly captivating Burgundy from Olivier Lamy. With that, the tasting is finished, but the memories will remain forever. Rating: 94 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Nov 2013)
Tense and compact aroma. It is equally compact on the palate. Excellent density and intensity to this Saint Aubin premier cru with concentrated fruit, grip and tension and vigour. The finish is also compact, chalky savoury and coldly mineral. Fine to fine+. From 2017Sarah Marsh MW, The Burgundy Briefing (Nov 2012)
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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