Domaine Henri Germain & Fils Bourgogne Blanc Cote d’Or AC – 2020

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Notes of pear, confit citrus, lime zest and freshly baked bread introduce Germain’s lovely 2020 Bourgogne Côte d’Or, a medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive wine with chalky structure and a saline finish. As usual, it’s a first-rate regional bottling that punches above its weight.” 88-90pts William Kelley, Wine Advocate

“Every time I open a bottle of Germain, I find myself wondering whether I’m sufficiently vocal in my admiration for this estate, a winery that I have regularly characterized as Meursualt’s most underrated domaine. Several superb mature Germain wines will be reviewed in the next Burgundy-themed installment of “Up From the Cellar,” which I hope will give readers who haven’t had the pleasure at least a vicarious sense of the rewards of patience at this address—and of just how long Jean-François Germain and his family have been producing superb wine. But what of the 2020s? In short, they’re exceptional. Yields were good (“if someone offered me a deal whereby every vintage would work out like this, I wouldn’t hesitate to sign on the dotted line,” said Germain), and the wines are concentrated, chiseled and beautifully balanced. They’re worth a special effort to seek out.”