2018 Petit ChablisDomaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy
$30
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Laurent Martelet with the Bois de Blagny in the background
Blagny: Burgundy’s Best-Kept Secret
by Tom Wolf
High on the hill above the towns of Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet lies a small forest called the Bois de Blagny. Vineyards steeper than most in Burgundy cascade down just beneath these woods, leading, lower on the hill, to these villages’ most famous premiers crus. A few decades ago, only some of the boldest, most talented vignerons made wine from the vines bordering the bois. The grapes up there ripened later and with less reliability than those down below. And as Kermit wrote about Jobard’s Meursault-Blagny in 1980, “It has some of the austerity of Chablis, and is always firmer, more reticent than other Meursaults when young.” Today, these vines are among the most coveted in Meursault and Puligny. As temperatures rise in Burgundy—and most everywhere else—Blagny’s vines enjoy some of the latest and most leisurely ripening of the entire village.
The pioneers below have believed in wines bearing the Blagny name for years and have accordingly mastered the nuances of the stony, high-elevation terroirs. We have worked with Antoine Jobard and his family for four decades and they have bottled a stellar Meursault-Blagny for even longer than that. Comtesse de Chérisey is arguably the specialist of this terroir, serving as the sole steward of the Genelotte premier cru and farming several other surrounding parcels. Finally, the Larue family—like Chérisey—is made up of Blagny true believers, producing premier cru Puligny-Montrachet and Blagny cuvées from the special Sous le Puits site. The rouge, in particular, is rare given how miniscule the production is, and it is gorgeous.
Do not miss the opportunity to acquaint yourself with what is arguably Burgundy’s best-kept secret—for now—and one of the region’s most special sources of world-class whites and reds.
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2018 Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru
Antoine Jobard France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
Outstanding, upper-slope Meursault, dominated by a stony crunch
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2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Sous le Puits”
Domaine Larue France | Burgundy | Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Possessing purity, energy, and invariable minerality
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2017 Blagny 1er Cru “Sous le Puits”
Domaine Larue France | Burgundy | Blagny
A gorgeous red that flirts with savoriness in such an irresistible way
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2017 Blagny Rouge 1er Cru “La Genelotte”
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy | Blagny
Intensely perfumed with violets, roses, plums, and exotic spices, there is a dreamy, ethereal side to this beauty.
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2017 Meursault “Bois de Blagny”
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy | Meursault
A superb balance of precision and power, this bottling is thirst-inducingly fresh, honeyed, and saline on the palate.
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2017 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Hameau de Blagny”
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy | Puligny-Montrachet
Rich, layered, and racy, it is flamboyantly noble Chardonnay.
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2015 Meursault-Blagny
1er Cru “La Genelotte”
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
A regal and refined Chardonnay whose chiseled, flinty frame bespeaks its terroir
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2016 Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru “La pièce sous le bois”
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy
An irresistible juxtaposition of delicacy and generosity
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