2015 Le Montrachet

The 2015 Montrachet Grand Cru is showing a little reduction on the nose but there is real power and intensity here, plus wonderful delineation as it responds and opens in the glass. The palate is balanced with a viscous opening and hints of white chocolate and almond, but is initially just a little blowsy. Crucially, this Montrachet only comes into its own after an hour in the glass, finally rediscovering its tension and race. From the lowly score I gave it blind, it fully deserves a much more generous score after the tasting. Give this a serious decant if possible, or better still, cellar it for several more years. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting. (DIAM 30 closure)

A bold, dramatic wine, the 2015 Montrachet Grand Cru exhibits a rich bouquet of ripe peaches, white flowers, honeycomb and toasty new oak. On the palate, it's full-bodied, ripe and almost unctuous, though it gains tension in the glass and concludes with an attractively chalky finish. There's plenty of depth and concentration here, and I suspect it will be more interesting with a few years' bottle age.