Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Derriere Chez Edouard Haut Densite 2017 (750ML)

94-96 WA / 92-94 VM

The 2017 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Derrière Chez Edouard Haut Densité is another magical cuvée from Lamy. When I tasted it, its bouquet of green orchard fruit, white flowers and oyster shells wasn't yet fully formed, but on the palate, this medium to full-bodied wine's extraordinary quality was already fully apparent. Deep, tight-knit but multidimensional, it's extraordinarily concentrated and searingly intense, with a practically interminable finish and a pronouncedly saline quality that's quite distinct from the more chalky high density bottling of Puligny Tremblots. This is a wine that entirely transcends expectations and which entirely justifies the ardent pursuit I'm sure it will receive. WK – The Wine Advocate

The 2017 Saint-Aubin Derrières Chez Edouard Haut Densité comes from a parcel of vines planted at 30,000 vines per square inch (joking...per hectare.) It has a very intense bouquet, not unlike a Bâtard-Montrachet with touches of white peach and Nashi pear. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, powerful and focused, great depth and length with strong salinity flooding through on the finish. Cerebral - as well as damn delicious. Neal Martin – Vinous Media