2014 Chevalier Montrachet
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(bottled in April of this year, a month or two later than the other 2014 white wines at this address): The nose offers perfumed scents of lavender and white pepper complemented by sweet oak. Then sappy, spicy and brisk on the palate, but with a silky texture to its intense lemon, mineral and spice flavors. At once serious and wonderfully fine-grained, like a young Chevalier-Montrachet should be. The palate-saturating finish features saline soil tones and excellent mineral lift. Incidentally, this wine is made at the Domaine de Montille cellar in Meursault.
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Neal Martin
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2014 Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru has a complex, quite compelling bouquet: citrus peel, cold limestone/granite and pressed white flowers all vying for attention with superb intensity and detail. The palate is very composed with intense citrus lemon, lime and hints of passion fruit, gently unfolding in the mouth with a saline, edgy finish that just delivers...and some. What a fantastic grand cru. Chapeau!
In a very stony parcel that produces lighter wines than most Chevaliers. 40-year-old vines. Relatively lightweight but obviously savoury and fine. Tight and refined. Very charming. Quite open – I could imagine this as a great treat in a restaurant though probably not a standout in a blind geeks’ tasting. (JR)
(22% new oak): Medium bright yellow. Very reticent but pure aromas of vineyard peach, lime blossom and white flowers. Opulent, supple and very concentrated, but with its strong stone fruit flavors framed by harmonious acidty and dusty minerality. Very long but austere on the backward finish, which conveys a strong crushed-stone minerality.
About the producer
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.