Outstanding Saint-Romain Blanc from Henri & Gilles Buisson
The wines of Henri & Gilles Buisson are no stranger to the shelves of Chambers St. Wines. These show-stopping white wines are arguably the best coming from the village of Saint-Romain. Often overlooked, Saint-Romain offers wines of incredible value! Situated west of some of the most famous vineyards in the Cote de Beaune with steep slopes and cooler temperatures, grapes here earn a longer growing season resulting in wines that have great depth and a refreshing level of acidity.
While the Buisson family has been in the village since the 12th century, Henri and Marguerite decided to begin making and selling wine under their own label just after the Second World War. In the 1970s their son Gilles began farming organically with his sons Franck and Frédérick gaining Ecocert certification in 2009. Today, with Franck and Frédérick at the helm the wines are sensational!
Today we are thrilled to offer three single-vineyard bottlings from the Domaine. We tasted these wines just last week and were blown away by their length and beauty. For those who want to explore all 3, we are offering a discounted price for a mixed 3-pack. An excellent time to stock up on these age worthy whites, but there is no shame in opening these for friends during the holidays either.
Considered the lightest of their lineup. It is beautifully textured with notes of lemon and honeysuckle. It comes from a parcel of younger vines planted in 1996. The soil is a mix of clay and limestone. There is 10% new oak with the remaining barrels being 1-6 years old.
This plot has the oldest vines on the property averaging out at 50 years (with some being as old as 90!) The wine has a little more body than La Perriere but carries more acidity as well. There is a change in soil from its neighbor, with a greater proportion of marne mixed with clay and limestone. It maybe isn’t as elegant as its counterparts but more powerful. It is aged for 12 months in 10% new oak barrels.
This is the warmest plot of the trio and presents what could be mistaken for Puligny if you didn’t know what it was. There is a tiny bit of reduction on the nose that opens into a round, perfectly balanced white Burgundy.
-Hanna Krilov
