Any of these white burgundy's worth buying?

From Andy Bassin's:

2006 White Burgundies
at 30-40% off
the lowest prices in the USA

We need a little more room!...Another excellent vintage, 2006 is for fans of rich, opulent Chardonnay. As rich as they are, they still keep that sense of balance and place that are hallmarks of world class white Burgundy.
Most wines in very limited quantities... Act Now

http://www.bassins.com/sale/sale_burgundy06.php

David,
I'm speaking more from general knowledge of the producers and appellations than from having tasted them. I would be tempted by the 2006 Boillot Puligny-Montrachet Champs Canet or P-M Referts (both are a good price), either of the 2006 Joseph Drouhin and maybe the 2006 Etienne Sauzet P-M 1er crus (still a bit pricy.) I can't vouch for how they are handling the premature oxidation (premox) issues.

(I know a wine shop in Charlotte that was asking $75 for the current release--probably 2007--of Joseph Drouhin Chassagne-Montrachet and almost $100 for the 2005 vintage.)

Don't know about others, but I'd call Drouhin and Sauzet pricing good but not great.
2006 is a very ripe vintage, but I'm mainly thinking early drinking. I bit on some Matrot 1ers at $33 this week, but plan on drinking in next 3 years.

The Drouhin red offerings on that list were below my personal threshold of price pain. The whites were either from producers I'm not familiar with, or were beyond my threshold of price pain.

-Paul W.

Unfortunately many 2006 White Burgs landed stateside at a time when the dollar was at a very low point v the euro, so the release prices were among the highest of the decade (so far.) Even discounted prices look high. I've found some lovely wines in the vintage and many of them are drinking well right now. Sauzet, Boillot, Morey, and Drouhin are good choices. Drouhin has made better Chassagne than Puligny in every vintage I´ve tasted besides 2008. Not bad pricing on some of the 2005s. I´d snap up that Dauvissat Sechet and maybe the Bruno Colin (though the house is rather fond of new wood, so I wouldn´t drink it too young.) I suspect that there are others out there discounting their 2006 Burgs, so be aware of that -and it is a such a 'drinkers vintage' for reds as well.

Cheers,
Bill

David,

I have tasted and purchased the '06 Javillier Tillets. It is a tasty wine for early drinking. I paid $42/btl for 3 bottles and considered that a good price.

David,

I have tasted and purchased the '06 Javillier Tillets. It is a tasty wine for early drinking. I paid $42/btl for 3 bottles and considered that a good price.

A good price. The Tillets always drinks more like Puligny than Meursault -chewy, mineral, and taut. Javillier and 'early-drinking' isn't an association that I'll ever make (for his whites anyway.) I´d say that the 2006 Les Tillets has plenty of life left.

Cheers,
Bill

Bill,

I was planning to drink one of the '06 Tillets each year, beginning in 2011. The '06 version has more of a candy note (lemon drop) than other vintages I have tasted. I would defer to your experience with Javillier. While the '06 may remain at a high level for a number of years I don't sense that it will necessarily get better with time.

I will confess that I am not good at aging white Burgs. They taste too good in their youth to survive into adulthood.

Bill,

I was planning to drink one of the '06 Tillets each year, beginning in 2011. The '06 version has more of a candy note (lemon drop) than other vintages I have tasted. I would defer to your experience with Javillier. While the '06 may remain at a high level for a number of years I don't sense that it will necessarily get better with time.

I will confess that I am not good at aging white Burgs. They taste too good in their youth to survive into adulthood.

Hi Sam,

The Javillier wines evolve at such a snails-pace (and often don't show their hand at all in youth) that they are the best candidate in the village for long-term aging in my experience. Even the Les Clous is less-than-showy when compared to other producers. The Les Tillets and Clos du Cromin age like Corton-Charlemagne (Javillier does make 1 barrel or so of that too.) It's all a matter of taste. Of course you can't be too careful with oxidation issues with white burgs and I can't blame you for being tempted to drink them now. Keep us informed as to how they progress.

Cheers,
Bill

Thanks for the input. Those who responded got it right - all of your recommendations are gone!! I guess I need to move faster next time ...

Thanks for the input. Those who responded got it right - all of your recommendations are gone!! I guess I need to move faster next time ...

With inexpensives Burgs it's 'buy first, ask questions later'. Often, it's 'buy first, be disappointed later' in my experience.