2009 Le Montrachet
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(racked the day before my visit): Good medium yellow. Ripe pineapple and tangy peach on the nose, complicated by white flowers. Sweet, dense and built like a rock; an enormous and powerful wine that's almost bitter today. Crushed rock and saline elements give the finish a chewy, tannic quality that reminded me of a red wine. Nadine Gublin compares this wine to the 1999 in its density and richness. But monolithic and very hard to assess today.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Apricot skin and clove spice on the sexy nose. Broad and rich but rather closed, with a suggestion of exotic fruits. Best today on the opulent, impressively long finish. This very primary wine finished its malo a month ago and clearly needs more time in barrel.