2016 Saint Veran
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The 2016 Saint-Véran exhibits notes of fresh peach, white currants, spring flowers and blanched almonds. On the palate, it's medium-bodied, stony and tensile, with a tight-knit, understated profile and racy acids, concluding with a somewhat compact finish.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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(just the third vintage made here from these very old vines, which Lafon split with the Bret Brothers and Frantz Chagnoleau, who happens to be the husband of Caroline Gon; there was bit of hail here in 2016): Bright, light yellow. Cool, sexy, rather pungent scents of lemon, lime, musky menthol, quinine and rocks; a bit like the Mâcon-Bussières Le Monsard. Juicy, concentrated, dense wine, consistent from start to finish. Very citrussy and fine-grained. Finishes a tad dry but this wine can be enjoyed early.