From/Terroir: In the valley between St.-Aubin and Puligny, middle to top of a steep (40% grade) hill, facing south/southwest, shallow soil on hard limestone bedrock. La Chateniere, Saint Aubin, Burgundy, France.
Critical Acclaim: Mostly planted in 1960 and the vines are just beginning to degenerate. Badly affected by the frost. A fine lemon and lime colour. Yellow fruit already on the nose. Some succulence up front, but in the end more classically chiselled. Fills the mouth generously, then tightens up behind. Very long in the end, a fascinating wine which may start to show in youth but will develop well thereafter. Drink from 2026-2032. Tasted Nov 2023. 92 points out of 100.
Source: Domaine Hubert Lamy: The 2021 Vintage Published Feb 2024, by JM
92 Burghound
Review Date: 06/2013
*Outstanding Top Value* This is aromatically similar to the Les Frionnes but with the addition of mineral reduction hints. There is a highly sophisticated mouth feel to the gorgeously textured, intense and strikingly well-detailed middle weight flavors that exude a fine minerality on the beautifully balanced and explosively long finish. One to strongly consider as this is first-rate.
92 Wine Advocate
Review Date: 11/2014
Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. The Saint Aubin 1er Cru Clos de la Chatenière 2011 from Olivier Lamy is endowed with exquisite precision on the Puligny-like bouquet that unfurls nicely with aeration, hints of smoke and gun flint, great focus and intensity. The palate is medium-bodied, gentle on the entry with touches of lemon peel and spice, a harmonious mid-palate and very good precision on the complex, classy finish. Excellent. (NM)
92 Vinous
Review Date: 09/2013
The 2011 St. Aubin Clos de la Chatenière is endowed with tremendous depth and texture, much of which comes from the 50 year-old vines. Tangerine, honey and almonds are some of many notes that flesh out in the glass. Juicy, layered and deeply expressive, the 2011 is another wine with a lot to offer. The finish alone will leave readers longing for another taste. Simply put, the 2011 is drop-dead gorgeous. (AG)
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91 Int'l Wine Cellar
Review Date: 09/2012
(Lamy picked one parcel "too early" at 12% potential alcohol, then the other two two days later at 11.9% "but with overripe aromas"): Pale yellow-straw. Ripe yellow peach on the nose, with suggestions of exotic fruits. A fat palate impression and a flavor of pineapple are nicely firmed by strong dusty minerality, which freshens and extends the sweet finish. Lovely lingering retronasal aromas of pineapple and spices. Very chewy wine, especially at this low level of alcohol. (The Derriere Clos Edouard was still finishing its malolactic fermentation at the end of May.) (ST)
JR Jancis Robinson
Review Date: 01/2013
*Good Value* Vieilles Vignes on the label. Real energy on the nose. Lots of fruit and drive. Complete. (17/20 points)
