APRIL 2025 CLUB WHITES

1. Gros Hautes-Côtes de Nuits blanc 22
GRAPE: 100% Chardonnay
TYPE: White Burgundy from the Hautes-Côtes de Nuits
YEAR: 2022, warm and dry
NOTES: Gros’s only white wine comes from the Hautes Côte’s Fontaine St. Martin, and shows that a skilled maker of red Burgundy can also show a deft touch with white. Neal Martin found “good weight and energy” and a “fresh nose of yellow fruit, hints of nectarine, and chai tea.” Under $50, it offers excellent value for a barrel-raised Burgundy.
FOOD: stir fry
AVAILABLE: $42/bot ($33.6 with discount)

2. Boyer-Martenot Bourgogne Blanc 22
GRAPE: 100% Chardonnay
TYPE: Unoaked white Burgundy from near Meursault
YEAR: 2022, ripe and generous
NOTES: Boyer’s Bourgogne Côte d’Or comes from vines near his hometown of Meursault, and even this humble cuvée shows a glimmer of that golden Meursault character. The resulting wine is the best value Bourgogne blanc in our cellar – and with this year’s pricing it might be the best value too. Burghound found the nose “elegant” and “exuberantly fresh,” with “delicious and equally vibrant flavors” in the mouth. The nose opens with citrus and white flowers, and the mouth is full of concentrated fruit and tension. An exceptionally successful white Burgundy, and at the price, an excellent value.
FOOD: Roast chicken with lemon
AVAILABLE:  $38/bot ($30.4 with discount)

3. Collet Chablis 1er cru Vaillons 21
GRAPE: 100% Chardonnay
TYPE: Premier Cru Chablis from Chablis’s left bank
YEAR: 2021, cool and rainy
NOTES: For his 2021 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons, Romain uses an elevage of ⅓ barrels, ⅓ foudre, and ⅓ stainless tank, and it suits the vineyard very well. The vines here are between 55 and 60 years old, and they produce a nicely balanced wine, with good concentration and well-supported ripeness. Jasper Morris found the bouquet “both stylish and typical, stones with lemon zest.”
FOOD: Oysters or fresh chèvre
AVAILABLE:  $38/bot ($30.4 with discount)