2007 Chassagne Montrachet Les Caillerets
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Pale, green-tinged yellow. Lemon, menthol and crushed stone on the rather polite nose, with hints of pepper and fresh herbs. Juicy, moderately ripe and tightly wound, with flavors of lemon, white flowers and powdered stone. Does it have quite enough flesh to buffer its slightly tart lemony acidity? I liked this better from barrel; today it's pure and vibrant but quite shy, and a bit dry.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Oaky nose over minerally citrus fruit. Rich and dense citrus fruit on the palate just needs time to make its way through that oak overcoat. (JH)
Musky aromas of citrus fruits and stone. Rich, sweet and densely packed; a step up in intensity from the Boudriotte, with powerful, perfumed flavors of lime, lemon and dusty stone. For all its power, this boasts a wonderfully smooth texture and lovely inner-mouth floral character. Finishes with noteworthy aromatic persistence and excellent length. Fontaine told me that this one went through a weird oxidative phase at the end of its malo, but it's showing well today.