Dear Artisans,
Great wines of Burgundy never come cheap. This is a fact.
Another apparent fact, is people don't like to be 'teased' ...
I had many annoyed clients in my inbox and texts in the last few days, because we sold everything and couldn't take anyone's 3, 5, and 10 case reorder requests.
BUT, after some creative negotiating, a refridgerated truck is currently en route from Washington state.
This truck contains an allotment I technically "stole" away from the local restaurants they reserved it for. Are they pissed at me? Yes! Do I care? Nope!
The added transportation costs negated our prior case discounts, so you'll have to forgive me. I really tried to make it work — but still: $14.99 per bottle is still less than what you just DoorDashed for lunch.
My tasting notes:
"This starts with a great bouquet of freshly sliced green apple, mandarin orange, jasmine, honey and marzipan. The wine is full-bodied and rich with vivid flavors of ripe white peaches, honeycrisp apples, and a faint dash of lemon curd. Here comes the fun part: just as you start to think this wine is "too luscious" a mouthwatering beam of focused acidity and salinity makes the gulp simply sublime. The satisfying finish lingers on for far longer than any other wine in this category. Actually, everything about this wine is better than anything I've tasted at this price, period. This will drink great every single day over the next five years."
Founded in 1989, Domaine Catherine & Didier Tripoz is located in the small town of Macon-Charnay, with a total area of 13 hectares (about 32 acres. The age of the vines is between 20 and 65 years (average 45 years) and as of 2018, they have converted to organic and biodynamic farming. The wines absolutely show all this hard work they put into the vineyard, and are consistently some of the most thoughtful, pure, and precise wines to come out of the Mâconnais.
As of late 2021, Catherine & Didier decided to retire, so we partnered with one of favorite direct importers to secure all we could get to offer to you.
This is a delicious, unoaked expression of Chardonnay comes from a monopole – meaning that the entire nine-hectare vineyard of 45-year-old vines is owned exclusively by Domaine Catherine and Didier Tripoz. Fermented and aged in stainless steel and concrete, there are no oak flavors to interfere with the bright fruit notes – tropical and lemon – and the hints of floral elements. Yet, the aging on fine lees makes this creamy and luscious.
For those of you who remember our deals on Paul Pernot, this is the new and possibly better find.
While yet to be reviewed, both Vinous Media and BurgHound are saying very positive things about the 2020 vintage for white Burgundy:
"2020 produced ripe yet very fresh and particularly elegant whites that are plump, delicious and well-balanced. In much the same fashion as all of the last four vintages, they are notably saline in character which contributes to the impression of dryness on the generally refreshing and vibrant finishes." - Allen Meadows (Burghound)
"Imbued with remarkable freshness given the precocity of the season...many of the 2020 whites’ low pH levels deftly counterbalance richness or tropical notes that would have otherwise defined them to a far greater extent. The whites do not exude richness; rather, there is plenty of dry extract that lends weight and attractive textural sensations on their finishes. One of the great attributes of the vintage is that at least in barrel, the best whites almost shimmer with mineralité, especially those grown on more calcareous soils." - Neal Martin (Vinous Media)
We took all we could get of this case-worthy white and our shipment arrives mid-week. It won't be enough to go around, especially at this price, so please do get in touch promptly.
All my best,
—James Tran
