Saint-Romain ‘Sous le Château‘ - Chardonnay (20) Buisson

Chardonnay | lieu-dit 'Sous le Château' | 30 jaar oude stokken | vergisting en rijping in eikenhouten vaten, deels nieuw | perzik | rokerig | stenig | warm | vulling | rijker | iets kruidig | concentratie en rondeur 

Henri & Gilles Buisson 

Franck and Frédérick Buisson zijn de huidige generatie wijnmakers in dit familiebedrijf. Specialisten in Saint-Romain en ondertussen ook bekend als de beste producent van het dorp. Waar het jaren geleden nog te koel was in Saint-Romain om echt serieuze wijnen te maken, zijn de wijmakers nu in staat net zulke mooie wijnen te maken als in Meursault, Chassagne- en Puligny-Montrachet. Het domein heeft 19 hectare aan wijngaarden en is gestart in 1940. Vanaf 1970 werken ze al volledig biologisch. 

Review

The 2019 Saint-Romain Sous le Château is also excellent, offering up aromas of citrus oil and crisp Anjou pear mingled with hints of fresh hazelnut and almond. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and concentrated, it's bright and precise, framed by chalky structuring dry extract. It's hard to choose between this and the Sous le Velle this year, and like that wine, this Saint-Romain will merit at least a modicum of patience. 92+/100 WIlliam Kelley

Franck and Frédérick Buisson have excelled themselves in the 2019 vintage, and they are well on the way to establishing themselves as Saint-Romain's reference point. This 19-hectare domaine in Saint-Romain has been estate bottling since the late 1940s and farming organically since the 1970s. White grapes are sorted, crushed and pressed for two and a half hours, and musts are barreled down with minimal settling. The result is elegantly textural, chiseled wines that can age very well indeed, but which are also hard to resist young. In ever warmer vintages, the domaine's Saint-Romain reds also go from strength to strength: always charming, they're gaining in depth and dimension. This is an estate that comes warmly recommended.