2009 Le Montrachet

The 2009 Le Montrachet Grand Cru offers an olfactory sensation of sitting on a Triumph motorcycle and revving it up, ready to go. It has a vibrant, captivating bouquet with tremendous vigor, candied peach, tangerine, minerals and a touch of orange zest that surface with time. The palate is powerful, as one would expect from a Montrachet, with suggestions of white chocolate, lemon rind, shaved almond and just a dab of warm alcohol toward the finish lending it weight and gravitas. This is a superb Montrachet that will give pleasure over the next three decades.

The 2009 Le Montrachet Grand Cru offers an olfactory sensation of sitting on a Triumph motorcycle and revving it up, ready to go. It has a vibrant, captivating bouquet with tremendous vigor, candied peach, tangerine, minerals and a touch of orange zest that surface with time. The palate is powerful, as one would expect from a Montrachet, with suggestions of white chocolate, lemon rind, shaved almond and just a dab of warm alcohol toward the finish lending it weight and gravitas. This is a superb Montrachet that will give pleasure over the next three decades. Drink now-2030+ In February, Pierre-Antoine Rovani and Bernard Repolt trekked over to London to present a range of both recent and older vintages for their UK importer, Averys. If anyone needed convincing that Remoissenet can truly deliver at the top level, then one needs go no further than the stupendous Charmes-Chambertin 2011 that is among the best I have encountered with respect to that vintage. Perhaps with such a large portfolio of crus, gems likes these can get lost in the flurry of reviews, but they can only serve to enhance their reputation among Burgundy cognoscenti. Importers: Simon N Cellars, Charlottesville, VA; tel. (434) 977-4476, Bertin Henri Selections, Doral, FL; tel. (305) 392 6995, Cavatappi Distribuzione, Seattle, WA; tel. (206) 292 5226, Dark Star Imports, New York, NY; tel. (646) 312 8921, Arborway Imports, Lexington, MA; tel. (781) 862-0515, United Wine and Spirits, Houston, TX; tel. (713) 696-9463, D.G.L. Distributors, Northbrook, IL; tel. (847) 291- 1110, The Sorting Table, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 603-1460. Also available through Avery’s Wine Merchants in Bristol (UK).

The 2009 Le Montrachet, from a parcel on the Chassagne side, is fabulous. Layers of exotic, tropical fruit flow effortlessly from this broad-shouldered, kaleidoscopic wine. There is plenty of freshness in the glass to support the fruit in this magical, captivating wine. I especially like the way this turns delicate, subtle and refined on the finish.