Chassagne Montrachet

Nearly ready for bottling when we saw it, an immediate expressive white fruit nose, supple palate with that citrus juice enlivening it.

8 different vineyards make up the blend, good combination of the mix of a variety of terroirs and exposures.
Nice gently spicy nose, honeysuckle, peach, waxy lemon. Palate a bit broader with the ripeness of the v...(read more)

Lieu-dit. Separated as it has a great individual personality of its own. Vines up to 50 years old.
More savoury on the nose, more intensity here to the fruit. Lovely palate of honeysuckle, yellow plums, lemon and...(read more)

Below Grandes Ruchottes. Vinified separately to Morgeot when they can.
More peppy, zippy acidity, but great rich broadness to the fruit. Yellow plums, mirabelles, confit lemon again. Gorgeous balance, very appetising.

High acidity from this plot due to high proportion of old vines. Bottled a week before tasting.
Great intensity, wonderful expression of ripe pears and greengage fruit. Beautiful refreshing acidity. Great salty li...(read more)

Mainly Petit Clos and some Fairendes. Cooler area, more clay with some marl.
Richer again, but with more of a citrus expression to the fruit. Confit lemons, cooked rind. Gentle sweet spice. Lovely bead of acidity...(read more)

Under the family home. Perfect balance of limestone, clay and sand.
Certainly moved up a register here, in the sense of opulence of fruit from this vintage. The nose is much more powerful and expressive, yet with...(read more)

This was somewhat more restrained & tightly wound than expected. Most likely this will develop very well in the bottle. There's a smokey element to the apple & pear aromas. The acidity is well defined, providing...(read more)