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2017 St Aubin, Clos de la Chatenière, 1er Cru, Domaine Hubert Lamy, Burgundy

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Chardonnay
Ready - youthful
Product: 20178019413
2017 St Aubin, Clos de la Chatenière, 1er Cru, Domaine Hubert Lamy, Burgundy

Description

These old vines, on warmer west-facing and very steep slopes (with a 60 percent incline), produce a more supple and generous style. This was also one of Olivier’s most frost-affected vineyards this year, with yields down to an eye-watering 7hl/ha. Drink 2023-2029.


This is another small harvest for Olivier. There was frost again in 2017 for the vineyards closest to Puligny and Oliviers detailed vineyard work on the vines badly frosted in 2016 has restricted this years yield as well. For some cuves, volumes in white for 2017 are half that of the already paltry 2016. Olivier began harvesting before his neighbours, which is not unusual, on 25th August, but he likes the style of the vintage, in particular the extra density on the palate. His reds he defines ascroquant (crunchy).
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2017
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Domaine Hubert Lamy

About this wine

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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Domaine Hubert Lamy

There have been Lamys growing vines in St-Aubin since 1640 - today it is run by Olivier Lamy. Olivier is representative of a new breed of Burgundian grower keen to progress. He worked at Méo-Camuzet before taking over in 1996 from father Hubert. Olivier ceased supplying négociants in 1997, grubbing up and selling off peripheral vines, keeping only the best and oldest sites. Currently he is experimenting with different planting densities in a quest to capture even greater expression of terroir.
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