Joseph Colin St-Aubin Les Frionnes Premier Cru 2018
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Wonderful bright limestone and oyster shell notes lift the concentrated fruit flavors of this gorgeous white Burgundy. The palate is medium-bodied, with fresh acidity that is harmonious and joyous. Conveys great energy and definition on the saline-infused finish.
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Aromas of fresh pear and white flowers mingling with hints of green apple and crushed chalk introduce the 2018 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Frionnes, a medium to full-bodied, satiny but chiseled wine with good cut and tension. This hails from a cooler site than the Sentier du Clos, and that shows.
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One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
A steep, upcountry basin (referred to as a combe in French) in the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, St. Aubin is a direct westerly neighbor to Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. Recent years have seen a boom in white wine production so that now Chardonnay accounts for more than three quarters of area under vine here. Two thirds of St. Aubin is classified Premier Cru (30 total vineyards); most notable include Les Charmois, La Chatenière, En Remilly and Les Murgers Dents de Chie. The Premiers Crus of St. Aubin, wrapping like a ribbon upon the southeast and southwest facing slopes, produce fresh and elegant whites from Chardonnay. When young, these tout a refreshing grip and convey qualities of white flowers, citrus, pear, green almond and wet stone. Given some age, a graceful evolution occurs so that older St. Aubin whites express richer aromas of beeswax, honey, marzipan and spice.