Maison Albert Bichot Saint Véran

Luminous, pale yellow-green color. Ripe, but a bit restrained nose with subtle aromas of red apple, pineapple, some floral tones and a hint of butter with an undercurrent of toasty, smoky oak. The wine is dry, round and moderately full-bodied on the palate with dry flavors of ripe red apple, apricot and pineapple. The creamy and slightly toasty oak is there, but remains in the reins of fruit. Moderately high acidity. The finish is quite long and a bit more …

A bit reticent nose of pineapple. Dry on the palate, tight and acidic, rather closed, showing some vague fruit towards pineapple and citrus. Pretty mediocre for a white burgundy. Might need some time to blossom.

Tropical Chardonnay nose with oak spice, some florals and diacetyl. Dry on the pretty full bodied palate showing nice balance. Rich and tropical fruit expression with oak well under control. Slight nutty touch in the aftertaste. Needed time to find better precision. Quite nice once it did, but still not the style of Burgundy Chardonnay I prefer.

The color was clear with just a hint of yellow. There was no bouquet. The wine was bone dry with virtually no sweetness. There was a hint of fruit and oak. This was a very austere wine.