In longhand, the 2000 Chandon de Brailles Pernand-Vergelesses Ile-de-Vergelesses blanc Premier Cru.
Lovely stuff in any event. Almost buttery rich, yet well delineated. Mineral and white fruits. Become leaner and more mineral and delineated as it sits in the glass. I sure hope I’ve got more.
Gets the T-bird award. I finished my share* in about half an hour. Faster than any wine I can remember.
*three-fourths of the bottle, for those of you keeping score at home.
Lee,
Thanks for the note on this, sounds like fun. I don’t think I’ve ever had any vintage of this, sounds like I should check it out.
Cheers,
-Robert
Thanks for the note. I am a fan of the wines of Chandon de Briailles, but have had more reds than whites.
Had another bottle of this tonight. Seems to have picked up steam, and a streak of lemon. Really drinking well; I didn’t even for a second regret placing that bottle of Corton-Charlemagne back on the shelf.
Great match with both courses: fresh cranberry beans with sauteed garlic, olive oil, yuzu juice, and black pepper; and matsutake rice with sauteed chanterelles and matsutakes. Was a rich enough wine to stand up to more substantial food, but I don’t think it would have matched my alternative dinner plan involving chanterelles in cream sauce.