Oh my, this is such lovely white Burgundy. The nose is a high-pitched array of white flowers, flint and citrus. On the palate, it’s all rocks, white fruits and citrus. The bright acids keep everything lean and long. Crystalline white Burgundy. For my palate, I can’t remember a white Burgundy recently for less than $50 that comes any where near this. I note that when Burghound tasted this wine before release he observed that it may be at the limit for some in terms of its acid spine. For most white Burgundy drinkers on this board, I believe that acid spine would zing a lot of strings.
Disclaimer: I sell Lamy wines (but when I drink them I want to keep them all for myself).
Never had Prudhon but Olivier Lamy is making some of the best St Aubin out there. Elegant style. Not heavily marked by elevage. Great properties too. One of my favorites right now.
Lamy used to my fav go-to St. Aubin, without a doubt, until it was priced closed to a Chassagne 1er cru. I still own Lamy from vintage 2001 to 2005. Bill Nanson mentioned about the high price for Lamy St. Audin in his book.
In Quebec, Canada Prudhon is around CA $40 for his 1er cru St. Aubin whereas Lamy is closed to CA $70; JP Pillor Chassange 1er cru is at $ CA $ 77 to $ 82.
Prudhon family is the mayor of St. Aubin and most of their wines are St. Aubin, except a P-M 1er cru La Garenne and P-M village : Les Enseigneres - which is my fav - so pure and refine.
Russ, sadly I guess, Lamy pricing is catching up with the quality of the wines. I have no hesitation saying that this bottle is the qualitative equivalent of a very good bottle of Chassagne-Montrachet or Puligny-Montrachet 1er cru. Perhaps from that perspective, the Lamy wines remain somewhat under priced. St.-Aubin remains a somewhat undiscovered jewel, it seems.