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MÂCON VERGISSON

2016 La Roche Domaine Daniel Barraud

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ChardonnayWhiteFrance,BurgundyMâconnaisMâcon Vergisson 13%La Roche

More perfumed, more aromatic and floral on the nose. And then zing on the palate. Clean, crisp bright and focussed. Lovely very slick feel to this. No roughness, great acidity and some tart crunchy fruit. This is yummy and just flows so well. There is a tad of weight in the fruit - but really well balanced.L&S (Oct 2017)

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(this vineyard abuts the Pouilly-Fuissé vineyard of La Roche). The expressive and ripe nose is overtly exotic and also carries a hint of phenolic character, all of which is trimmed in a subtle application of wood. The middle weight flavors possess a slightly finer mouth feel as well as a more pronounced minerality, all wrapped in a slightly drier finish. This pretty effort should also drink well young if desired and is recommended. 2021+ Rating: 89 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Oct 2018)

Barraud lost fully 70% of the production of his 2016 Mâcon-Vergisson La Roche, but it remains quite classic in profile, wafting from the glass with notes of green orchard fruit, lime zest and white flowers. On the palate, it's full-bodied, rich and satiny, with lovely concentration, chewy extract and succulent acids, large-scaled and gourmand in profile. Drinking range: 2018 - 2026 Rating: 90 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Aug 2018)

(this vineyard abuts the Pouilly-Fuissé vineyard of La Roche, reviewed below). The expressive and ripe nose is similar to that of the Mâcon-Fuissé though here there is a subtle application of wood in evidence. The middle weight flavors possess a slightly finer mouth feel as well as a more pronounced minerality, all wrapped in a slightly drier finish. Once again, this pretty effort should drink well young if desired. Drinking range: 2019 - Rating: 87-90 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2018)

A touch of buttery character that contrasts nicely with biting acidity and fleshy, full body. Classic Mâconnais style – ripe fruit, full body, yet good acidic outline. Drinking range: 2017 - 2019 Rating: 16 Richard Hemming MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2018)

(some hail here): Bright yellow with a green tinge. Sexy, precise aromas of stone and citrus fruit, with pungent lift from mandarin orange. Round, ripe and fine-grained, with its fruit flavors complicated by a saline element and a hint of wild herbs. This tactile, complex, horizontal wine finishes with lovely sweetness and firm structure, with mineral and lemon notes providing grip. Drinking range: 2017 - 2021 Rating: 90 Stephen Tanzer, www.vinousmedia.com (Dec 2017)

We still see Daniel Barraud when we visit but today his children Julien and Anaïs are at the helm here now. They have vineyards in Vergisson that are mostly high up under the famous rock (Vergisson lies between the two dramatic cliffs of the rocks of Solutré and Vergisson). The vineyards here are significantly higher than those of Fuissé, and are consequently later-ripening, and the wines often have a more solid structure - but they each have their own distinct characters, from the Puligny-like directness of the La Roche to the fat richness of the 'en Buland', via the mineral force of the Crays.

All the wines are made keeping close to the tenets of bio-dynamics - not for the sake of it - but because over the generations experience has taught them that these principles really are the best way forward - as such they only ever bottle on a waning moon. All the wines see some barrel ageing apart from the Chaintré, which is aged in foudre (2/3) and tank.

As Allen Meadows wrote on www.Burghound.com 'I have said this before, but I will say it again: no one makes better wine in the Mâconnais than Barraud. There are a few domaines that produce wines that are sometimes just as good, ... but none of them surpasses the quality he consistently produces. If you aren’t familiar with the wines, you owe it to yourself and your pocketbook to check them out.'

With the 2022 releases this 11 HA domaine is now officially certified organic. Formalising the way they have been working for years.

The Barrauds have four vineyards that have been upgraded to Premier Cru status: 'En France', 'Les Crays', 'Sur la Roche', and la Verchère, although this last one will change its name to 'La Maréchaude' but retaining the parcel name of Verchère too. It's one of those oddities of such classifications that the vineyard which has consistently produced the Barraud's best wine for all the years that we have known them, 'En Buland', is not classified Premier Cru status as it faces north - this is electric in 2022.

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