Mark Haisma’s winery is in a new business park in Gilly-les-Citeaux, the same one that houses the prominent Domaine Laurent Ponsot. Not the most charming place in Burgundy, but the new buildings are certainly efficient.
I meet all kinds of winegrowers, and I appreciate them all if the wines are good. And the Haisma line-up impresses me, simple as that. These wines have more Burgundian character than a lot of other, older, native estates. Just sayin’.
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I like the basics of Mark’s wines. Not all of them are my favourites, but the best offer quite a lot more of genuine “Burgundy” than many of the wines produced in nearby villages.
Here are my thoughts on the white 2022s, tasted on November 21.
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Mark Haisma Aligoté 2020
The aligoté is from the Hautes Côtes de Nuits near Corboin. It’s a fresh wine, delicately juicy, with lovely tension and energy. A vivid aligoté with a slightly generous note, it is clearly 2022.
(Drink from 2024) – Good – (87p)
Mark Haisma Mâcon 2022
Again, typically 2022: rich, quite tropical, but with (atypically) nice acidity. This is for me a food wine: pasta alla vongole or other shellfish dishes with plenty of garlic. I love the limestone minerality, although this is not a big or a great wine. But so what? Get it on the table!
(Drink from 2024) – Good+ – (87p) –
Mark Haisma Saint-Romain 2022
(Drink from 2027) – Very Good+ (88-89p)
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