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2019 Saint-Aubin
Domaine LarueIn 1946, Guy Larue founded his family’s estate in the small hamlet of Gamay, in Saint-Aubin, located just behind the famed Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet slope. The limestone-rich soils here, combined with varying grades of slope and elevations ranging from 800 to 1200 feet, provide the Larues with a truly magical diversity within Saint-Aubin, one of the under-rated gems of Burgundy.
Wines from Larue possess purity, energy, and an invariable minerality derived from the predominant limestone soils of this appellation. Their Saint-Aubin blanc, with its elegant, hazelnut-inflected fruit and precise, stony finish, is a textbook example of the charm and value to be found here, and a perfect white Burgundy to appreciate in its vibrant youth.
—Anthony Lynch
Wine Type: | white |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | Chardonnay |
Appellation: | Saint-Aubin |
Country: | France |
Region: | Burgundy |
Producer: | Domaine Larue |
Winemaker: | Didier, Denis, and Bruno Larue |
Vineyard: | .25 ha, Planted 1995, 2006 |
Soil: | Clay, Limestone |
Aging: | Aged sur-lie for 10-12 months with occasional lees stirring |
Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
Alcohol: | 14% |
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About The Producer
Domaine Larue
About The Region
Burgundy
In eastern central France, Burgundy is nestled between the wine regions of Champagne to the north, the Jura to the east, the Loire to the west, and the Rhône to the south. This is the terroir par excellence for producing world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The southeast-facing hillside between Dijon in the north and Maranges in the south is known as the Côte d’Or or “golden slope.” The Côte d’Or comprises two main sections, both composed of limestone and clay soils: the Côte de Nuits in the northern sector, and the Côte de Beaune in the south. Both areas produce magnificent whites and reds, although the Côte de Beaune produces more white wine and the Côte de Nuits more red.
Chablis is Burgundy’s northern outpost, known for its flinty and age-worthy Chardonnays planted in Kimmeridgian limestone on an ancient seabed. Vézelay is a smaller area south of Chablis with similar qualities, although the limestone there is not Kimmeridgian.
To the south of the Côte de Beaune, the Côte Chalonnaise extends from Chagny on its northern end, down past Chalon-sur-Saône and encompasses the appellations of Bouzeron in the north, followed by Rully, Mercurey, Givry, and Montagny.
Directly south of the Chalonnaise begins the Côte Mâconnais, which extends south past Mâcon to the hamlets of Fuissé, Vinzelles, Chaintré, and Saint-Véran. The Mâconnais is prime Chardonnay country and contains an incredible diversity of soils.
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