2023 Domaine Rollin Haut Cote de Beaune Blanc

Peach, white fruit, brioche, and crystallized citrus — rich and generous on the palate with a certain heft, lively acidity, and a clean anise-touched finish. The 2023 Domaine Rollin Père et Fils Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Blanc is Chardonnay from a small parcel planted in the early 2000s on the western reaches of Pernand-Vergelesses into Échevronne — slopes that lose the late afternoon sun, which is exactly why yields are strictly limited and the fruit is pushed to full maturity before picking. Terra Vitis certified sustainable, native yeast, hand-harvested, gravity-fed to vat. Four generations of the Rollin family farming the foothills of Corton — Rémi and his son Simon carrying what their grandfather started in 1955. White Burgundy at a price that leaves you nothing to complain about.

Allen Meadows, Burghound : Markedly citrus-infused with its ripe and fresh aromas of mostly apple and acacia blossom. The rich and slightly finer, though not denser, flavors are at once succulent and seductive while displaying equally good length on the well-balanced, inviting and agreeably dry finale. This is also quite good for its level and worth a look as well.