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L'ABSURDE BLANC DE NOIRS
This is a white wine made from 100% Pinot Noir grapes. Soil expert Claude Bourguignon advised that this white marl terroir would work well for whites. It comes from 0.24 hectares in Clos des Godeaux, the same vineyard as the first of the reds, planted in 1968. Peppery spices and white flowers on the nose, with crunchy pear fruit. The medium-bodied palate is peachy and welcoming, sustained by a steely core of acidity. Tactile and gently grippy on the finish. An average of 50% malolactic fermentation is followed by 10 months’ ageing in old oak barrels, with occasional lees stirring.
Corney & Barrow Score: 17.5+
Recommended drinking from 2025 – 2028
£170 /case 6, in bond UK
CÔTE DE BEAUNE BLANC LES MONSNIÈRES
Monsnières comes from 1.49 hectares of Chardonnay vines on the west-facing high slopes of the Montagne de Beaune, at 350m elevation. Half of these vines date from 1992 and the other half from 2015. Honeysuckle and orange blossom perfume with yellow peach aromas, leading into a delectable palate of fleshy stone fruit and fabulous purity, with a tactile sense of matter. This started its fermentation in stainless steel tank and finished in 400L barrels, being racked after alcoholic fermentation was one-third complete. Full malolactic in barrel and 10 months’ ageing, with occasional bâtonnage. 20% new oak.
Corney & Barrow Score: 17.5
Recommended drinking from 2025 - 2028
£210 /case 6, in bond UK
SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE BLANC LES GOUDELETTES
Les Goudelettes is a 0.33-hectare plot in the hills to the north of the village of Savigny, planted in 1990. Tasted in October 2024 from tank. Orange blossom on the nose. The palate is supple and yellow/orange hued, with stony minerality and a tactile sense of matter. Full malolactic conversion in barrel followed by 12 months’ ageing in 300L barrels with minimal stirring, then two months in tank before bottling. No new oak, no filtration, no fining.
Corney & Barrow Score: 18
Recommended drinking from 2025 – 2028
£225 /case 6, in bond UK