Domaine de la Croix Senaillat 2005 Maconnais
The Nitty Gritty:
- Vintage: 2005
- Varietal: Chardonnay
- Winery: Domaine de la Croix
- Region: Burgundy
- Country: France
- Price: About $18
- Rating: 88/100
- Tags: Chardonnay White Burgundy
With its flinty soil and rich viticultural history, Maconnais is most famous for its Chardonnays, most particularly for good value Chardonnays.
As with our other wine, 2005 was good to the Chardonnays as well. Many white Burgundies manage what California Chardonnays can’t: a delicate balance between a a light, refreshing crispness and the velvety fullness that distinguishes the Chardonnay grape.
Domaine de la Croix manages the balance beautifully, at a terrific price—a great value for the wine and the vintage. It is rich, voluptuous, smooth, and almost buttery, yet finishes smartly with a light, delicate aftertaste.
Enjoy this with a lightly sauced seafood dish or simple salad (my goat cheese salad!).
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By Lauren McNally
Lauren B. McNally is a New York City-based writer who spends her days on Madison Avenue and her evenings in Spain, France, Italy, South America, and beyond. She originally hails from Maine and graduated from Bowdoin College, spending time abroad at the University of Cambridge in the UK. Lauren passed The Court of Master Sommeliers’ Level I exam in August and will sit for her Certified Sommelier Exam in early 2010.
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