2023 Domaine Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes Blanc

Lamy has 2.7 hectares in the 1er Cru Les Frionnes, with vines planted in 1935, 1960 and 1985. It’s a southeast-facing site with old, decomposed limestone/clay soils and a topsoil covered in fragmented limestone. The vines are adjacent to the Derrière Chez Edouard site, but this is a slightly warmer terroir, so it’s picked earlier. Frionnes gives pulpy fruit yet vibrant, saline freshness and a compact, rocky close. As Olivier Lamy says, it’s a terroir that has “one foot in Chablis, one foot in the Côte de Beaune.” In recent years this is a terroir that has joined the ranks of Lamy’s finest.