2018 Chassagne Montrachet
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Tasting notes
Flint and stone with dried-apple and lemon-rind notes. It’s full and layered, yet formed and beautiful. Drink now or hold.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
More reviews and scores
The 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet Village offers apple blossom, dewy meadow and leafy aromas on the nose, a touch of sea spray emerging with time. The palate is well balanced with a waxy-textured opening, fine acidity, and touches of ginger and orange peel furnishing the persistent finish. Well crafted for a Village Cru.
Cask sample. More obviously oaky on the nose than many of the Drouhin 2018 whites tasted so far. Creamy, mealy but with a nice impression of stony freshness. Generous and rounded yet still just fresh enough on the finish. (JH)
About the producer
Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.