WTN: Etienne Sauzet Borgougne La Tufera 2006

Etienne Sauzet Borgougne La Tufera 2006
Pale yellow with a slight green tinge. This smells like poached pear with fresh cream, and apple crumble - yes, it’s reminding me of cerealed/pastryed fruit desserts. Possibly some orange blossom (or in any case a floral note) that lifts the nose a little too. Notable lees influence but very soft on the oak. The palate is quite full, almost sweet in its creaminess, yet juicy and refreshing with lime-like acidity and flavour as well as floral pear and Granny Smith apple, and a zingy finish of good length. This is refreshing Burgundian Chardonnay that’s more about the fruit and the lees than it is about the secondary characteristics (at least, so far, with this age) or oak. Not complex (and I’m not really sure it’s worth the £15 /~US$30/~€19 for me) but nevertheless enjoyable.

[David M. Bueker]

$30 does sound a little steep for basic White Burgundy. Of course I've spent more than that for basci Bourgogne Rouge from 2005, so what the hell do I know.

$30 does sound a little steep for basic White Burgundy.

Having looked at wine-searcher since, I think the markup at the store I bought it from was significant because it goes for closer to $20 elsewhere. Having said that, I don't feel TOO bad paying close to $40 for Leflaive's Bourgogne Blanc - a producer with a similiar reputation - because I like the wine, so another part of it's perhaps about personal stylistic preference.