BOURGOGNE CÔTE D'OR BLANC
2019 Domaine Henri Germain
| Grapes | Chardonnay |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Burgundy |
| District | Côte d'Or |
| Sub-district | Côte de Beaune |
| Village | Bourgogne Côte d'Or Blanc |
| ABV | 14% |
Light bright nose with good succulent fruit on the palate, really quite expressive already - will be a joy from the outset. Drinking range: 2021 - 2026 L&S (Oct 2020)
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Made from six plots, one below Chassagne, the rest by Meursault. This has got the bacon fat ripeness. As with the Bourgogne Aligoté, the nose suggests layers to follow. There is a pleasing little green tint in the colour and excellent tension. The flesh of the year adds weight but not overt plumpness. Good acidity, a little barrel toast. Excellent length. Rating: **** Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy (Mar 2022)
(from vines in Meursault). Here too there is plenty of citrus influence to the white orchard fruit aromas that are trimmed in petrol nuances. There is equally good energy to the well-detailed and delicious middle weight flavors that conclude in a slightly firmer and bracingly dry finish. This too is excellent for its level. Drinking range: 2023 - Rating: 87-89 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jun 2021)
Notes of pear, white flower, orange oil and toasted nuts introduce Germain's 2019 Bourgogne Côte d'Or, a medium to full-bodied, layered wine that's concentrated but chiseled. This promising cuvée numbers among the sleepers of the vintage. Rating: 88-90 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)
Domaine Henri Germain
Jean-François Germain was joined in 2018 by his daughter Lucie - who is now helping to run this small (7ha) domaine.
The Chassagne vineyards came through his mother, a Pillot, and Jean-François is married to François Jobard's daughter, so they are quite intertwined with some of our other producers. The Poruzots comes from the rows next to Remi Jobard's. In terms of winemaking the Germains are always happy to let nature take its course, and in the vineyards they follow as natural a system of viticulture as possible (organic, not certified).
These are concentrated, tightly wound wines from one of Burgundy's coldest cellars. Alcoholic fermentations can take months and the malolactics are often late, so they have always gone for long élevage in old barrels, always for two winters, and the Premiers Crus usually for 22 months. Slow to develop, they show wonderful crystalline purity. New wood is used very sparingly, just to replace barrels sold when they get to ten years old.
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