Barraud, Domaine Daniel et Julien
Burgundy, France
Pouilly-Fuisse
Sur la Roche
Chardonnay
2014
$40.99
13.0%
Better shine than expected to the otherwise worn yellow gold color, no diminishment at the rims. Big time floral perfume in the nose and then nutty, toasty as all get out, pear, apricot, peach fruit scents of moderate intensity, has more swirl and motion than center. Medium-bodied, very sour and close to accents of dill and lime juice. Ripe apricot, peach, nectarine, pineapple fruit starts out sweet and comes across as turning successively sour through the mid-palate to finish. Flower water, more oak. It's kind of over the top and what you might call a "striver" but to be fair it does on the whole manage to pull it off.
89 points