2005 Chevalier Montrachet
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Tasting notes
Score 90-93/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Jul 2006
(13.3% alcohol, from a crop level of just 22 hectoliters per hectare) Pure, clean aromas of citrus peel, minerals and mint. Tightly wound and intensely flavored, with steely lemon and powdered stone flavors displaying an uncompromising dryness and given shape by bright, firm acidity. Manages to be both tactile and bony, with the dryness and structure of the wine currently accentuating its alcohol. Very backward grand cru, in need of five or six years of bottle aging.
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92
90-93/100
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
About the producer
Domaine de Montille
Volnay’s Domaine de Montille is one of the most historic in the Côte d’Or. Founded in 1730, the property remains family-owned and run, with Etienne de Montille – the ninth generation – at the helm today.