100% Chardonnay. Also from a single vineyard in Côte d'Auxerre and again only bottled in the finest years. Grown on denser soils of blue clay, marl and again, limestone. Here the vines were a massal selection taken from the Chablis Les Clos holdings of Raveneau and Dauvissat; families that have close ties with the Goisot family. In Gondonne you find lots of exogyra virgula (small fossilised shells). It's a superb site that typically produces the most intense of the three single-site Auxerre Chardonnays, yet it is also a very classy wine. The Goisot family think this terroir gets closest to Les Clos in style, however at our tasting (from barrel) this year, we were more reminded of Puligny - the wine was very fine with ripe citrus and lime blossom characters. A stunning wine as the note below makes clear.
"(the same vinification and élevage from vines planted in Kimmeridgian soil that has very small fossils). More evident if well short of intrusive wood sets of ripe if discreet aromas of mildly exotic yellow fruit, spiced pear and white peach. The rich, round, supple and quite forward flavors possess excellent volume and fine mid-palate concentration if perhaps not quite the same level of detail though they tighten up considerably on the very dry and explosively long finish. Like several of these '09s, this delivers simply knockout quality for what it is." 91 points, drink 2013+, Allen Meadows, Burghound.com, Issue 44.