2018 Chassagne Montrachet Les Vergers
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The 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Vergers 1er Cru seems to show a little more extract on the nose, slightly more pithy than its peers, though still well-defined with ample freshness. The palate is well balanced with orange pith, mango and pear, countered by a lovely spicy streak. Fine length and well-focused, this should give great pleasure over the coming 15-20 years. Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2018 white tasting.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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The 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Vergers 1er Cru has a more reserved and austere bouquet compared to the Clos Saint-Jean, featuring scents of dewy green pasture and mountain streams and more malic in style. The palate is very well balanced with a keen line of acidity, notes of lemon rind mixed with orange pith and a touch of white peach and a little tangerine toward the elegant finish, which brims over with energy. Alex Moreau mentioned that this has the higher acidity of his cuvées, and you can feel it (in a good way).
With a finished pH of 3.19, the 2018 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers is one of the raciest wines in the cellar. Exhibiting scents of almond paste, citrus oil and crisp green orchard fruit, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and chiseled, with a textural attack and lovely mid-palate volume, concluding with a long and precise finish.
Lowest natural acidity of his premiers crus. Western side of the appellation towards St-Aubin. Very stony, lots of limestone, always has natural freshness (pH 3.19 in 2018). Tank sample, still on lees. Ripe and spicy with that touch of ginger of ripe fruit, mandarin rather than lemon. Not oak spice, though this is more oaky on the palate. Broad fruited and ripe but tightens up on the finish with that bite of mouth-watering acidity. Impressive in its balance of extremes. (JH)