BOURGOGNE CÔTE D'OR BLANC
2024 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 |
4 parcels in Meursault and 1 in Chassagne. I year in barrel - then assemblage in tank. This is a rather senior Bourgoge Blanc. Intense and energetic. Lovely bright fruit and good feel. They are bottling this in March April. So, 6 months in tank. (Same élevage for the Village Meursault and the Aligoté.) Drinking range: 2027 - 2030 L&S (Nov 2025)
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The 2024 Bourgogne Côte d'Or Blanc comes from vines in Meursault and Chassagne, a blend of four and one parcels respectively. Raised for one year in used barrel, racked and then raised mostly in stainless steel vat, the nose is very attractive with pure orchard fruit that blossoms in the glass. The palate is fresh, zesty, beautifully balanced with a bright and minerally finish. Easily Village Cru level. Drinking range: 2026 - 2032 Rating: 89-91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jan 2026)
Five Meursault plots and one in Chassagne. Racked before the harvest, mostly to tank. Definitely a green tint to the yellow colour. Impressive energy right from the front of the palate, pears and greengages, good acidity. Significant intensity and persistence. Drinking range: 2027 - 2029 Rating: 87-89 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy (Oct 2025)
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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Côte d'Or Burgundy France 13.0% White
Chardonnay.
Lovely. Great acidity, super fruit - this is poised and graceful. Good drive too - not a heavyweight - but pretty with a concentrated core. Sometimes this is very much a broader 'Goutte d'Or' inflected release - reflecti...(read more)
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