2017 Louis Jadot Duc de Magenta Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot Clos de la Chapelle 1er Cru
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The 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot Clos de la Chapelle 1er Cru has an intense nose, perhaps not quite as delineated as its peers; just a slight reduction suggests this will require 4–5 years in bottle. Coming back after 10 minutes, there are more tropical scents of pineapple and touches of passion fruit. The palate is well balanced with modest depth and fine acidity but does not quite have the charm or complexity of its peers. Spicy on the finish. I wonder if this is just beginning to close down, because it doesn't match the showing from barrel. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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A candidate for extended cellaring in Jadot's range this year is the 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot Clos de la Chapelle (Domaine du Duc de Magenta), a beautifully incisive wine that meets the high expectations I formed when I tasted it from barrel a year ago. Opening in the glass with aromas of crisp Anjou pear, peach, fresh pastry and honeycomb, it's medium to full-bodied, elegantly textural and youthfully tight-knit, with fabulous structural tension and a racy spine of acidity. Bottled under Diam 30, this tensile but concentrated Morgeot will really begin to sing in six or seven years.
The 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot Clos de la Chapelle – a monopole of the domaine , released as usual under the Duc de Magenta label – has an attractive white peach and white-chocolate-tinged bouquet that gains intensity with aeration, displaying impressive definition and vigor. The palate is very well balanced with a fine line of acidity, more complex than the Abbaye de Morgeot and more nuanced toward the poised, mineral-driven finish. The slight nuttiness on the aftertaste completes a very impressive Chassagne. (DIAM GC closure)
About the producer
Louis Jadot is arguably the most consistent négociant house in Burgundy. It has managed to straddle both the entry-level and fine wine market, while retaining respect in both.