2022 Le Montrachet

Chartron's Montrachet is an eminently luxurious, almost decadent wine with ripe apple, apricot and quince aromas touched with honey, hazelnut, flowers, and spice. The texture is dense, creamy, and powerful – there is perhaps more richness but less energy than the Chevalier. The grapes are sourced from the Chassagne side of the appellation. This wine will open nicely five to seven years after the vintage and should drink well for 20 years beyond that.

The 2022 Montrachet Grand Cru comprises just one feuillette from an exchange in must. It has quite a feisty nose that is missing the composure of the Chevalier-Montrachet. The palate is balanced but doesn't possess the complexity of the best Montrachet’s this vintage. Yet there is ample weight on the finish, somewhat belatedly delivering refinement and complexity.