Chassagne Montrachet

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)

Vines for this sit just below La Maltroie. 10-70yo vines. There's more clay in the soil so the wine is a bit fuller, broader, richer than the village wine. There's more complexity. More phenolic grip. Worth the extra for...(read more)

2 plots. One planted in 1970, the other in 2006. 28% new oak. More expressive on the nose than the Pulignys. Fatter and broader but good verticality. Some tropical notes to the fruit and a lovely savoury edge too. This h...(read more)

Not tasted during our visit.

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)

Vide Bourse sits just below Bâtard and has the same soils. It's a much broader, denser example of Chassagne-Montrachet. There is a floral character but more prominent aromas of sweet spice, pear, red apple, honey,...(read more)

This is a very well-placed 1er Cru, just below Bâtard and on the same soil - small stones so it drains well. So rich and so balanced and fine - a floral nose with a big wine behind it.

Vide Bourse sits just below Batard Montrachet. 60-80yo vines. It's one of the finest terroirs in Chassagne. This is quite restrained on the nose. It's not giving a huge amount away (not too dissimilar to JM Boillot's Bat...(read more)