Yummy Burgundy Whites

At home, we are total wine geeks and keep a wine tasting book! To-night I started looking at some old entries and thought it would be fun to write one up.Here we go;

William Fevre, Vaillons Chablis Premier Cru, 2000 (purchased from the Wine Society in N.Ireland)

Light golden yellow, clear rim, traces of greeness, moderate alcohol.
Medium intensity on the nose, with strong notes of biscuit and yeast - almost champagne like, with lots of honeysuckle and caramel, with hints of freshly cut grass and herbs. Rich, complex and intriguing.
A beautifully integrated palate, yet there is fresh acidity with impressive elegant fruit, all in balance, with a good medium length and slightly yeasty finish.
Overall an excellent wine, perfectly balanced with a rich palate. A real treat, to be enjoyed on the weekend with someone special.

You can purchase William fevre's wines from http://www.booze.ie/

Macon Villages A/C - Domaine Nicolas Maillet 2005
Pale lemon with green flicks showing signs of youth. Subtle on the nose with hints of honey and nectar followed by slight mineral nuances. Dry on the palate with an elegant richness and crisp acidity. Medium bodied, with an elegant and rounded finish. Yummy - We like alot -This one is to be bought by the case for summer dinner parties and patio drinking.

Nicolas Maillet, a heavily bearded gentleman in his mid-3os, is a producer to watch. He oozes an extremely attractive passion for wine and the land. Owning 7.5 hectares near the leflaive plot in Verze, macon, he is one of the few to domaine bottle. " I don't make Corton-Charlemagne, I produce 60hl/ha, and its essential that I plough the vineyards and keep up the level of the micro-flauna and flora to empasize the gout de terroir."
A great value wine at €13.20 per bottle.

Nicolas Maillet's wines are available from http://www.winesdirect.ie/