2015 Chassagne Montrachet Les Embrazees
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Full gold-tinged yellow. Yellow peach and nutty vanillin oak aromas convey an impression of almost honeyed, syrupy ripeness. Fat, full and sweet in the mouth; a pliant, palate-saturating fruit bomb with just enough spice character and ripe acidity to imbue the middle palate with life and lift. This superripe premier cru finishes dusty and powerful, with a slight phenolic quality. Almost too much.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Big, ripe and floral. Really dramatic and fancy. Attention-grabbing. Lean and polished on the end. Dry finish. Exciting. Chalky finish. (JR)
Very ripe, expressive aromas of peach, pear, nuts and wildflowers. Wonderfully silky and sweet but framed by lively harmonious acidity; really spreads out to fill the mouth without leaving any impression of heaviness. The broad, slightly phenolic finish dusts the palate and vibrates. Slightly higher in alcohol than the Baudines, at 13.6%. Both of these vineyards produced about 40 hectoliters per hectare from 35-year-old vines, according to Leroux, who noted that this wine was "difficult" until mid-April and is now gaining in freshness.