2021 Arnaud Baillot Bourgogne Cote d’Or Chardonnay Blanc

2021 Arnaud Baillot Bourgogne Cote d’Or Chardonnay Blanc 

Arnaud Baillot has teamed up with his wife Laure who is the grand-daughter of Domaine Hudelot-Noellate in Chambolle Musigy to produce a range of burgundy wines. The Bourgogne white with 100% Chardonnay grapes comes from Cote d’Or. Grapes went through manual harvesting, with traditional fermentation of 15 days in stainless steel tank and age for 12 months in Burgundy oak which comprises of 10% new oak. I normally don’t expect much of the lowest common denominator of Bourgogne wines, but I must confess the quality is stunning; a sip and I realized a stunning quality of acidity, it may not have the lushness nor the feminine character of a premier cru wine, but it definitely has a lot of complexity with multiple layers of sophisticated taste. It’s a very enjoyable wine even though it’s sitting at the bottom most of the burgundy wine chain.