Domaine Patrick Javillier is a highly respected white Burgundy producer based in Meursault. The domaine produces several wines including village and Premier Cru Meursaults, a Corton Charlemagne, as well as two Bourgogne Blancs, Cuvée Oligocéne and Cuvée les Forgets.
Counter-intuitively, it is the two Bourgognes that mark out Javillier as a producer of true quality. While many Bourgogne Blancs deliver pleasant drinkability and might develop in bottle for a few years, Javillier’s two wines possess real structure and underlying power, traits that one associates with Premier Crus, not modest generic Bourgognes.
Cuvée Les Forgets, from the under-rated 2008 vintage, displays an attractive nose, and a powerful savoury palate. Although drinking well now, it is a few years from full maturity, cork permitting. There’s plenty to like about this well made, food friendly wine that showcases its Burgundian origin to a tee.
2008 BOURGOGNE BLANC, CUVÉE LES FORGETS
Producer: Domaine Patrick Javillier
Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2008
Region: Burgundy, France
ABV: 13.0%
Closure: Natural Cork
Format: 750ml
Retail price: $49.99
Date tasted: 24 June 2012
Tasting Note:
Bright lemon yellow with hints of green. Clean lemon-scented bouquet, green apple, minerals, white flowers. Dry, medium bodied and savoury, beurre noisette. Quite structured and powerful for this level. Good length and has the potential develop further.
Score: 16.5+/20
Counter-intuitively, it is the two Bourgognes that mark out Javillier as a producer of true quality. While many Bourgogne Blancs deliver pleasant drinkability and might develop in bottle for a few years, Javillier’s two wines possess real structure and underlying power, traits that one associates with Premier Crus, not modest generic Bourgognes.
Cuvée Les Forgets, from the under-rated 2008 vintage, displays an attractive nose, and a powerful savoury palate. Although drinking well now, it is a few years from full maturity, cork permitting. There’s plenty to like about this well made, food friendly wine that showcases its Burgundian origin to a tee.
Producer: Domaine Patrick Javillier
Variety: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2008
Region: Burgundy, France
ABV: 13.0%
Closure: Natural Cork
Format: 750ml
Retail price: $49.99
Date tasted: 24 June 2012
Tasting Note:
Bright lemon yellow with hints of green. Clean lemon-scented bouquet, green apple, minerals, white flowers. Dry, medium bodied and savoury, beurre noisette. Quite structured and powerful for this level. Good length and has the potential develop further.
Score: 16.5+/20
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