2014 St Veran
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Tasting notes
Bright yellow-straw. Apple, flowers and a touch of smoky minerality on the laid-back nose. Tactile, dry and saline in the mouth, with white peach, underripe pineapple and flint flavors given shape by a firm spine of stony minerality and acidity. A very solid basic Saint-Véran bottling with some life ahead of it.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
More reviews and scores
The 2014 St Veran comes from 17 growers and one-third of the crop is raised in new 500-liter barrels. It has a satisfying bouquet with Granny Smith apples and a hint of orange blossom, perhaps more enticing than the 2014 Mâcon-Lugny. The palate is linear and crisp, very fine acidity here with a tang of sour lemon that enlivens the finish. It's just a little smudged right on the end, but otherwise this is well worth looking up.
13 months in oak/tank. Bottled. Lightly spiced citrus and green fruits. Dry, fresh, not much depth but balanced. (JH)
About the producer
Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.