$62.00
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Region: Burgundy
Grapes: Chardonnay
First Glance: Stone Fruit, Green Apple, Fresh, Mineral
The Wine:
Biodynamic. Single-vineyard Chardonnay. La Gondonne lies on dense soils of blue clay, marl and limestone. The vines are a mass selection from the Les Clos Grand Cru Chablis holdings of Raveneau and Dauvissat, who have close ties to the Goisot clan. In Gondonne, you find lots of the exogyra virgula fossils (small, comma-shaped limestone fossils) so famous in the Yonne area. It’s an impressive site that typically produces the most complex, kaleidoscopic wine of Goisot’s three single vineyard releases. It is also the most structured. The Goisot family feels this is the closest the Côtes d’Auxerre gets to Chablis’ Les Clos, which is why they planted the cuttings from this famous site here.
The Review:
Neal Martin, Vinous Media
"The 2021 Bourgogne Côtes d'Auxerre Gondonne Blanc has a clean and pure lime and green apple scented bouquet with hints of apricot and wild peach percolating through with time. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, fresh and tensile … give this 12-18 month in bottle."
