France - Burgundy

Question 1

Pale lemon,

Medium intensity

Citrus (lemon), green fruit (apple, pear), tropical (melon, green mango, confected pineapple), subtle wet stones notes.

Ripe & slightly confected fruit character, lacking aroma definition

Dry, medium intensity, medium intensity, medium alcohol, medium body, flavours mirror aromas, plus a subtle toast note, with the tropical notes more the forefront of the palate, ripe & slightly confected character, simple, medium finish

This is a good wine:

• The wine is balanced as shown by the
• Not suitable for further ageing
• For a very good wine, I’d expected a better-focused aroma/flavour definition.
• It’s not a very good wine as it lacks aroma/flavour concentration.

Question 2

medium lemon

medium (+) intensity

citrus (lime, lemon), green fruit (pear), tropical (green pineapple), floral (white blossom, jasmine), oak (toast, nutmeg), leafy, dried herbs, wet stones & wet wool; it has a good aroma definition and a ‘just ripe’ fruit character.

Dry, medium (+) acidity, medium (-) body, medium alc, medium (+) intensity, flavours mirror aromas, persistent medium (+) finish (predominant notes are wet stones, dried herbs & green pineapple).

Very good wine, suitable for further ageing.

Question 3

medium gold

Pronounced intensity

Citrus (lemon zest), green fruits (green apple, pear), peach, floral (orange blossom, honeysuckle), tropical (green pineapple, green mango), wet stones, wet wool, nutmeg, fennel, cloves, dried apricot, raisin, honey; well-defined aromas and great concentration

Dry, high acidity, medium alc, medium (-) body, pronounced intensity, flavours mirror aromas, long, complex finish with honeyed walnuts notes.

Answer 3

Domaine Garnier & Fils

2 brothers: Xavier and Jerome

AOC Chablis 1er Cru

Montmains: one of the 40 named 1er Crus climats in Chablis;

Grapes for this wines came from Les Butteaux, which is a climate on its own right but can use the Montmains 1er Cru name; the wines are a leaner & lighter expression of Chardonnay; the Kimmeridgian soils here differ slightly as they are shallow and stony;

Fermentation time: 3 months, with natural yeasts and malolactic conversion happened with naturally occuring bacteria.

The wine is vegan.

Oak maturation: 12 months in 600 L barrels, on the lees.

Question 4

Pale lemon

medium (+) intensity

citrus (lemon & yuzu lime), green fruit (apple & pear), stone fruit (peach), spices (cinamon & vanilla), tropical fruit (cantaloupe melon, alfonso mangoes)

Dry, linear medium (+) acidity, medium alcohol, medium body, medium (+) intensity, medium (+) finish, which is fresh and zesty with a tropical hint.

Answer 4

100 chadonnay, from a combination of different plots

This is their entry level wine

elevage of 10 months in a combination of stainless steel and oak vats

minimum or no filtration.