We drank this wine after the Wolf Blass Yellow label sparkling wine but with our food- see my previous posting. This wine is typical of a white Burgundy form the Côte de Beaune area with a complex flavours of nuts, butter, fruits and spice. it is not dissimilar to its more illustrious brothe from the neighbouring commune of Mersault. It compares favourably.
The limestone marl soils and the climate here really suit the Chardonnay grape. This wine has the distinct character of the region. The Côte de Beaune produces some of the world's finest dry white wines with a subtle oak finish. In my opinion the New World still has a long way to go to beat even the modest wines from Debray who is a really good producer.
This wine went perfectly with casseroled chicken but it would go equally as well with fish especially smoked salmon. The 2005 vintage is ready for drinking now.
I can't remember how much I paid for this wine but now I think that we are talking about £16 to £20 pounds a bottle
http://www.domaine-debray.fr/vins-beaune/img/rvf-juin2010.pdf
http://www.burgundyeye.com/wine/winegrowers-merchants/beaune/domaine-debray-beaune/
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