2019 Guilhem & J-Hugues Goisot Cotes d’Auxerre Le Court Vit Bourgogne Blanc, Burgundy

The 2019 Bourgogne Côtes d’Auxerre Le Court Vit Blanc has a well-de ned bouquet of grapefruit, passion fruit and light petrol notes; hints of mandarin develop with time in the glass. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, good weight and a slightly waxy texture. Touches of coconut and caramel discreetly infuse the finish. Very fine.

91 points, Neal Martin Vinous

Biodynamic. Single vineyard Chardonnay. Le Court Vit has been in the family for centuries, but the vines were ripped out 60 years ago and the land was given to an uncle. Around 15 years ago, Guilhem repurchased it and replanted mostly with Chardonnay, alongside 30% Pinot Noir, as would have been the case in olden times. This rocky vineyard is exposed southwest on a Kimmeridgian slope overlain with white clay in the Chardonnay parcel and brown clays for the Pinot. 2017 was the first vintage, and in the scheme of Goiost’s single vineyard Chardonnay’s, it sits stylistically between Biaumont and Gueules de Loup.