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The January 2021 Auction: Part 5
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Estimate: $20
1 Very lightly scuffed label.
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"Brunâs 2010 Beaujolais Chardonnay once again offers sensational value and a distinctively delicious personality such as you wonât find in 98% or more of Chardonnay grown anywhere in the world. A bright yet luscious meld of melons, pineapple, lemon, and apple seems suffused with shrimp shell reduction and is laced with mouthwatering salinity that dares you to resist the next sip. The cut and invigoration will keep you on your toes yet remain allied to a subtle sense of creaminess; whilst a multiplicity of mineral shadings leaves you shaking your head as you repeatedly raise your wrist. Savor this beauty . . . . Jean-Paul Brun and his Terres Dorees â for a bit more background on which, consult especially my report in issue 184 â continue to be the source of some of Beaujolaisâs most exciting wines and best values. âIâm very content with my 2010s,â remarks Burn, but I suspect most lovers of Beaujolais will express their enthusiasm with less restraint. (Brunâs Pinot Noir, Chardonnay âVinification Bourguignon,â and Roussanne were all still in the midst of their elevage when I visited with him and were not tasted.)"
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"Brunâs 2010 Beaujolais Chardonnay once again offers sensational value and a distinctively delicious personality such as you wonât find in 98% or more of Chardonnay grown anywhere in the world. A bright yet luscious meld of melons, pineapple, lemon, and apple seems suffused with shrimp shell reduction and is laced with mouthwatering salinity that dares you to resist the next sip. The cut and invigoration will keep you on your toes yet remain allied to a subtle sense of creaminess; whilst a multiplicity of mineral shadings leaves you shaking your head as you repeatedly raise your wrist. Savor this beauty . . . . Jean-Paul Brun and his Terres Dorees â for a bit more background on which, consult especially my report in issue 184 â continue to be the source of some of Beaujolaisâs most exciting wines and best values. âIâm very content with my 2010s,â remarks Burn, but I suspect most lovers of Beaujolais will express their enthusiasm with less restraint. (Brunâs Pinot Noir, Chardonnay âVinification Bourguignon,â and Roussanne were all still in the midst of their elevage when I visited with him and were not tasted.)"
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