2010 DRC - Montrachet 3-Pack

The 2010 Montrachet Grand Cru has an arresting, flinty nose, displaying a very slight reduction that is pitched just right. Superb tension and intensity. The palate has ample weight, again, full of electricity and vigor, with just a touch of viscosity (interestingly, more than the 2003 that I had tasted just an hour earlier). I find a little warmth of alcohol on the finish that prompts me to dock a point. Still, it's a very impressive Montrachet, though I suspect there are better examples out there.

I can’t think of a better or more appropriate wine to bring the evening to a close than the 2010 Montrachet, a vintage that marries power and elegance like few before it. Dense and powerful in the glass, with tremendous textural richness, the 2010 shows remarkable transparency, with layers of citrus peel, crushed rock, slate, mint and dried flowers that build into the huge, explosive finish. Simply put, the 2010 is stratospheric. Tasted at the DRC Montrachet charity event in New York.