2021 Chablis Mont de Milieu
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The 2021 Chablis Mont de Milieu 1er Cru has a touch of reduction on the nose, but I find this composed with satisfying delineation and sapidity—hints of apple blossom emerging with time in the glass. The palate is well balanced with an oily texture, perhaps a bit more solids in this Chablis that lend complexity. It does not quite deliver the mineralité and nervosité on the finish, however. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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The 2021 Chablis Mont de Milieu 1er Cru, which sees nine months in barrel like Pinson's other Premier Crus, has a nicely focused nose with orchard fruit, dewy meadow and light crushed stone aromas. The palate is well-balanced with a sapid entry, more malic in style than its peers, with pear and fish scale notes towards the finish. I like how this gets the saliva flowing, though I might keep it in the cellar for 12 to 18 months.
Lifted nose with powerful acidity underneath and a certain creaminess of texture. More winning than the Montmains at present. (JR)