Domaine Dujac Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Monts-Luisants Blanc

SF wine gathering with Palisades Canyon (Mission Bay/SOMA) : Every tasting there seems to be a wine or two that I give short shrift to, and tonight, this was it. Small taste early on revealed apples, tart citrus, minerality and a flinty texture. But I drank this after the ultra-vibrant Prum, and I felt like I didn’t sufficiently appreciate this wine’s subtlety. I had some thoughts about going back toward the end, but at that point, my palate had been …

Excellent this young. Lt. golden colour, good acidity, oak still dominant but great complex citrus flavours present and good length. Worth waiting for this to balance out. An impressive chardonnay

Pure white peach fruit with some candied lemon. Fleshy and balanced. Plenty of saline minerality.