Time is running – week 30 already. The weekend wines were all very worthy, fortunately:

2018 C&F Gueguen, Chablis 1er Vaucoupin
Open, and easy aromas – I think I may guess Chablis blind. In the mouth similar – a certain fluidity if concentration – but the extra 1er cru depth is sufficiently evident for the label. This is a wine that drinks very easily – it’s not demanding – bit it IS delicious – yum!
Rebuy – Maybe

2019 Berthaut-Gerbet, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Les Plantes
Not a commonly seen 1er but here is a very impressive invitation to drink – the aromas flex their muscle but with elegance and depth – very lovely. Sweetness of clean, balanced fruit, some barrel sweetness but that fades with plenty of air. Broad, fine and intense too – and simply lovely texture. This is very fine – and drinking very well already – I love 2019!
Rebuy – Yes

2021 Julien Brocard, Chablis Boissonneuse
My first from this 7(!)-pack.
Like another recent 2021, both the amount of colour and ripe concentration is obvious – yet, so is the fresh energy and juicy, delicious drinkability. Clasically Chablis and wonderfully delicious – more oomph than the 2018 1er above – a great villages.
Rebuy – Yes

2010 Camille Giroud, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Les Peuillets
I have quite a few vintages of this cuvée – I should start looking at them in a more serious manner!
Modest colour in our modern context but really without overt age. The nose is broad and faintly (warm-)spiced with a roundness to the red fruit – not overtly anything of age. Like most 2010s a juicy, mouthwatering fluidity over the palate that is just so satisfying. Versus 2010s from more renowned appellations, this has just a hint of austerity – call it a certain strictness. But the lip-smacking clean lines and still very modestly bitter bass-line in the finish has you searching for the next sip. That’s a very fine Savigny.
Rebuy – Maybe

The Dönnhoff has always been very tasty, moreish wine – actually a bit too sweet – but that doesn’t seem to slow us down drinking it 😉

2019 Zito, Gamay Noir
When I recently visited Bernard Zito, just as I was leaving he put this in my hands and said – tell me what you think. Apparently, it’s a blend of gamay from Beaujolais (Côte de Brouilly), Mâconnais and Côte d’Or.
I love 2019 Beaujolais so it was hardly a surprise that I was going to love this too – the nose is very aromatic and floral-infused – give it enough air and there’s a hint more structure and a slightly graphite-style minerality. In the mouth this has volume and energy – it’s completely delicious – full of crunchy red and darker-red fruit. Joyous wine!
Rebuy – Yes

2021 Gautheron, Chablis Emeraude
My first from a dozen purchased.
Plenty of colour – more yellow than green. There’s plenty of weight, indeed concentration to this wine – ripe fruit but still with all the requisite energy and chiselled style that marks it out as Chablis – it’s delicious too!
Rebuy – Yes

Or maybe I should have said Prehy, in Chablis – but the family, and, of course, the vines are from Irancy. Brice’s father was one of the first in the village to change to organic farming. These wines were bottled at the start of November and contain only pinot:

2021 Irancy Paradis
A modest red colour. Old vines next to Mazelots – all pinot fin. Almost a small smoky note of tobacco to this nose. Nice shape in the mouth – juiciness of red fruit – just enough ripeness. The last drops are almost a little juicy, creamy, peach in the finish.
Rebuy – Maybe

2021 Irancy Mazelots
Younger colour and a little more colour too. A more vibrant nose – seemingly quite silky too. Hmm – texturally lovely – width and velour. The fruit with a small creamy cushion – it’s from an old demi-muid. This is delicious, impressive wine – very lovely in this difficult vintage.
Rebuy – Yes

It was already week 28 2023!

The weather was warm so it was no surprise that the accent was heavily white:

2016 François Buisson (Buisson-Battault), Bourgogne Chardonnay
Always a winner – the recent tasting of his 2022 showed a winner too. You will think that you have Meursault in your glass – only when you compare to an actual Meursault, particularly from François, will you see that there is more headroom. Drinking excellently and still very young.
Rebuy – Yes

1995 Germain (Chateau de Chorey-lès-Beaune), Beaune 1er Les Cras
There’s some green, quite texturally green, on this nose – not pyrazine, rather ‘less ripe’ tannin – it’s like you can smell the tannins before you taste them! Then you, of course, you taste them! A wine that improves markedly with plenty of air – more than 1 hour – though it’s clearly wine from a different generation. Actually, this wine got better over a period of 3 days – until it was gone. A slightly masochistic pleasure but my pleasure all the same!
Rebuy – Probably not…

2017 Thibert, Pouilly-Fuissé Vignes Blanches
What an inviting nose! Wide, cool, and with the impression of minerality – something that’s amply delivered in the flavours. Clean-cut, precise with fine flavour depth and it’s absolutely delicious – that’s a great Pouilly!
Rebuy – Oh yes!

2020 Alain Geoffroy, Chablis 1er Beauroy
There’s plenty of colour to this wine. Aromatically, my nose is anticipating a little of the vintage green – but today I don’t find any – rather a richness and even slight sweetness of aroma. In the mouth this has good energy and even a hint of richness for Beauroy. Just a very good and tasty wine.
Rebuy – Maybe