What a difference a day makes. Yesterday this was the ultimate AFWE’s delight, today a classically styled, well-crafted and relatively easy-going white Burg. Happy to have seen both sides, strong preference for the latter though.
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2020 Jean-Claude Ramonet Bouzeron - France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Bouzeron (17.7.2023)
The slightly popcorn-y reduction on the nose here is very heavy, by far the most dominant element. Supporting roles are played by freshly squeezed lemon and faint oaky tones. On the palate it is bone dry with quite good volume and remarkable intensity. Feels like it is immediately going hard for the enamel of my teeth, packing admirable acidity. Things get mouth-puckering quickly and the tangy finish goes on and on. A take-no-prisoners kind of a wine for sure, I wouldn’t dare to serve this to any casual visitors at our household. Personally I have little problem sipping this even if it comes off as an adult version of those immensely sour, borderline painful fruit candies I used to enjoy as a small boy but some might find it unbalanced.
Day 2: A significant change overnight. The reduction is largely gone from the nose which remains very lemony with notes of lees, iodine and just a hint of oak. Very bright and attractively delicate. The palate is markedly less intense and all the better for it. The very judicious oak complements the restrained citrusy flavors very nicely. Doesn’t have a lot of edge now but comes off as a very well balanced, enjoyable wine.
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