BOURGOGNE CÔTE D'OR BLANC
2020 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 | 13.5% |
This spends 12 months in barrel. Not giving much away on the nose but lovely density & structure to the fruit on the palate. Notes of red apple, citrus and white orchard fruits. Good phenolics. Lovely balance. Very good Bourgogne Blanc. Drinking range: 2022 - 2027 L&S (Nov 2021)
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from vines in Meursault). This is also very bright and fresh with its aromas of spice, green apple and just sliced lemon. There is a bit more volume to the plump, round and seductively textured medium weight flavors that retain good definition on the saliva-inducing finish that offers unusually good depth and persistence in the context of what this is. Excellent and this would make a very good choice for an all-around house white. Drinking range: 2024 - Rating: 87-89 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jun 2022)
Notes of pear, confit citrus, lime zest and freshly baked bread introduce Germain's lovely 2020 Bourgogne Côte d'Or, a medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive wine with chalky structure and a saline finish. As usual, it's a first-rate regional bottling that punches above its weight. Rating: 88-90 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Jan 2022)
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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