Domaine Françoise et Denis Clair - Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Murgers des Dents de Chien 2014
16,5/20
RVF
15,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
16/20
Jancis Robinson
The very stony soil of the Murgers des Dents de Chien 1er Cru gives this Saint-Aubin a pronounced minerality. Particularly notable is its freshness, with notes of white flowers and citrus—characteristic of great Burgundy Chardonnays.
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Nose
pure, crystal-clear, and delicately fruity
Palate
Fresh and mineral. Great complexity with notes of citrus and white flowers. A long, refined finish
Serve
at 10-12°C
Drink from
2015
Drink before
2022
Production
7,000 bottles
Food and wine pairings
Serve with lobster, langoustines, monkfish, or a fillet of John Dory with seasonal vegetables.
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated wine (2016 guide) 15.5/20 (2013 vintage) (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2016 guide): 3 stars (High-quality production, setting the standard in its sector)
About the estate:
A close-knit family, a generous spirit, an innate sense of balance in flavor, and beautiful vineyards on the finest terroirs of Saint-Aubin and Santenay—all of this explains the estate’s consistent success over the past twenty years. The Saint-Aubin whites are certainly among the best value wines in Burgundy.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2016 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Founded by Françoise and Denis Clair in 1986 on 5 hectares, this estate—often noted for its Saint-Aubin and Santenay wines—now spans 14 hectares and also operates a small wine-trading business. Their son, Jean-Baptiste, who joined the business in 2000, has been overseeing winemaking since 2011.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated wine (2016 guide) 16.5/20 (2013 vintage) (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2016 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing wines of a high standard—you won’t be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About the estate:
Jean-Baptiste Clair, 36, joined the family business in 2000 alongside his father and has since expanded the estate, which now spans 15 hectares in Saint-Aubin and Santenay. “My training as a white wine winemaker complements my father’s expertise; he had already mastered red wines by the 1980s,” he explains. Their premier terroirs in Saint-Aubin (En Remilly, Les Murgers des Dents de Chien, Sur Gamay...) combine notes of sweet chalk, ripeness, and density, without losing the freshness that is the hallmark of Saint-Aubin. The whites are refined and crystalline. The reds are among the most alluring in Santenay. The Clair family was among the first to understand the benefits of cooling the grapes to extract their full aromatic potential. The grapes are harvested from first-rate terroirs.
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (2015 guide) 16/20 (2013 vintage)