2009 Chevalier Montrachet
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(this was racked off its lees the day before my visit and was slated to be bottled before the 2011 harvest): Slightly cloudy yellow. Aromas of peach, apple, spices and crushed stone, with a hint of noble reduction. At once chewy and smooth, with a distinctly taut quality to its flavors of apricot, minerals, anise and flint. Finishes saline and powerful, with a flavor of custard pie as well as a note of grapefruit pith that tickles the taste buds. Lots of aging potential here.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(the malo finished in February) Musky aromas of ginger and crushed stone. Sweet, smooth, layered and rich, with palate-staining citrus and stone flavors. An impressively broad wine and not at all austere. The tactile finish features a strong crushed stone element lifted by a lavender high note. This cuvee has been totally transformed since 2002 by organic farming practices, notes Gublin: "now it shows much more minerality and force." (The Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes and Corton-Charlemagne were only about halfway through their malos. Both were very promising, and the latter wine seemed much more reflective of its terroir than most examples from the warm 2009 vintage.)