Domanie des Chazelles, Vire-Clesse, 2003

Ripe indeed. Heavy glossy-ness about this. Deep yellow colour. Not a million miles from the Domaine de la Croix. Reduced to a tenner at Nick Dobson and good value at that. I wonder what it would taste in a few years? It's bin-end status suggests no better than now.

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Domanie de la Croix Senaillet, St Veran - Les Buis 2006

Tried this alongside WS's own label White Burgundy (see earlier post on this) by way of accompanyment to the Ramsey Seafood veloute. My earlier attempt to equate the two now seems pretty delusional. The St Veran was outstanding. Real depth of flavor. Wonderful honeyed, buttery edge to it but still kept a cripsness throughout.

May have to take the plunge and order some more of this. It has been a good advert for buying en primeur.

The Society's White Burgundy, Macon-Villages

Much trepidation as I opened this. To some extent the wisdom of my Wine Society membership fee will stand and fall on the quality of it's own range wines. This one came in at £7.50 thus, not everyday drinking, more mid range.

Massively impressed with this. Real buttery, slightly honeyed minerality to it. Reminded me a great deal of the fabled St Véran Domaine de la Croix Senaillet which now seems to have shot up to £16 a bottle or even higher (further evidence that St Veran is no longer a fertile hunting ground for sensibly priced white burgundy, if that isn't a contradiction in terms). This is arguably the best value wine I've had all year. Will be stocking up on this without a doubt.