2019 Le Montrachet
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The 2019 Montrachet Grand Cru has a well-defined bouquet, clean and precise, with touches of chalk intermixed with yellow fruit and hints of beeswax. The palate is well balanced with impressive depth and fine acidity, but it doesn't possess that killer definition or riveting complexity that defines a "Monty" in full flight. Maybe it has something to give in the future? Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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The 2019 Montrachet Grand Cru is also very promising, unwinding in the glass with a reserved nose of orchard fruit, nutmeg, freshly baked bread, orange oil and spices. Full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, it's layered and concentrated, with real texture and intensity. This is still on the lees in barrel, so it's not so advanced in its élevage as the other wines in the cellar, but it's full of promise.
There are two barrels of the 2019 Montrachet Grand Cru this year, one new and the other used. It has a reserved nose at first, nicely detailed with touches of white flower infusing the green apple, nettle and oyster shell aromas. The palate is very well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, a touch creamy in texture with a delicate accent of spice towards the finish, flanked by hazelnut and praline notes. Complex yet backward, this is an impressive Montrachet that should give up to 30 years of drinking pleasure. Is it the best ever produced? Maybe not.