2020 Chassagne Montrachet Blanchots
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The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Blanchots Dessus 1er Cru is much more extroverted on the nose, with peach and apricot scents, missing the same degree of mineralité as its peers. There's something quite Southern Rhône-like about this. The palate is a bit soft on the entry, rounded with plenty of tropical fruit, pineapple, passion fruit and mango. It does lack_ mineralité_ and tension on the finish. More of an early drinker. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
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Neal Martin
Neal Martin
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The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Blanchots Dessus is especially good, bursting with aromas of orange zest, crisp stone fruits, white flowers, nutmeg and beeswax. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and seamless, it's deep, concentrated and complex, with an impressive sense of completeness, concluding with a long, saline finish.
The 2020 Chassagne-Montrachet Blanchot-Dessus 1er Cru come across a bit sultry on the nose despite coaxing. White flowers, fresh white linen and citrus scents eventually emerge. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, fresh and quite saline, perhaps it just need a little more complexity towards the finish, but otherwise this is well-crafted.