($21): The town of Rully in the Côte Chalonnaise just south of the Côte d’Or is a sleeper as a source for well priced white and red Burgundy, especially in 2012, a vintage that was short on quantity, but long on quality.  Drouhin combines Chardonnay from their vineyards with fruit from a few growers to produce this wine that combines the firm stoniness characteristic of the Côte Chalonnaise with a captivating creaminess.  Firm, yet not austere, it has great precision and length.  It’s a far more sophisticated Chardonnay-based wine than the price suggests.
90 Michael Apstein Nov 26, 2013