In the stellar 2020 White Burgundy vintage, Maison Joseph Drouhin has fashioned another immediately enjoyable, authentic white Burgundy from this under-heralded region wedged between Pouilly-Fuissé and Beaujolais. Drouhin’s 2020 Saint-Véran sports a brilliant lemon-gold color in the glass followed by aromas of gunflint, orchard blossoms, yellow apple flesh, and lemon curd. On the palate, this impeccable, mouth-filling Saint-Véran is packed with delicious suggestions of Brazil nuts, lemon zest, and white flowers, all vivified by crisp acidity and a vibrant undercurrent of saline oyster shell minerality. Reprises of honeysuckle blossoms and flinty minerals mark the long, lip-smacking finish. Enjoy this lovely, authentic, reasonably-priced white Burgundy now and over the coming three years with salmon, pork, roast chicken, duck, boudin blanc, and light pork dishes.
A March 2022 newsletter selection
