2005 Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet Caillerets 1er Cru
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Good pale color. Aromas of menthol, licorice, flowers, mint and liquid stone; one can really smell the rocks here. Rich, dense, dry and backward, with a powerful mineral-driven gunflint character that reminded me of Chevalier-Montrachet. There's a hint of dried fruits here, but this is almost painfully closed today, with very firm acidity accentuating the wine's minerality. This fermented its sugar until June of '06, noted Pillot, adding that the wine was now "on the starting block." Built to age.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Pure, complex nose combines pineapple, lemon, pear, peach, mirabelle and crushed stone. Sweet and lush but penetrating, with highly concentrated flavors of liquefied stone and citrus fruits. Ultimately less minerally than the 2004 version but likely to give earlier pleasure owing to its greater flesh and sweetness. Silky, serious and very long.