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The 2022 Saint-Aubin La Princée has a crisp minerally bouquet with wet limestone intermixed with Granny Smith aromas. It has fine delineation. The palate is taut on the entry with a dab of spice and modest weight with plenty of ginger on the finish. It just needs a little more control and precision. - By Neal Martin on October 2024 Olivier Lamy and I tasted in his new tasting room which is far more comfortable than a day in the cellar. Before we broached in 2022s not 2023s since he sells the vintage that is in bottle we went out onto the balcony where he gave me a potted guide to the climats that surround the village of Saint-Aubin and their respective soil types. ?In 2022 it was drier in Saint-Aubin? he tells me ?but we enjoy good water retention due to clayey soils. I found that the season produced smaller grapes. I started to pick on August 25 and for the reds I used around two-thirds whole cluster. The wines were bottled in July and August.? It goes without saying that Lamy has become the most reputed winemaker in Saint-Aubin his Haut-Densité and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet selling for a princely sum due to an active secondary market. However there is plenty to savor amongst his Village and Premier Crus that are more friendly on the wallet.
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