2014 Chevalier Montrachet La Cabotte

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£2,220.00

Scores + Notes

Average Score

Drinking window

2021-2030

Critic Notes

This presently has the same nose as the Corton-Charlemagne as it's both reduced and mildly woody though I would not expect this to persist beyond the first few years as the reduction is not heavy. There is once again outstanding volume and concentration as well as impressive size, weight and richness to the highly seductive big-bodied flavors that possess a plenitude of dry extract that both coats the palate and buffers the firm acid spine shaping the gorgeously long and well-balanced finale. In 2014 this more resembles Montrachet than Chevalier and I would make the same observation here that I made with the Corton-Charlemagne and Chevalier that while this should amply reward extended cellaring it is not so backward that it shouldn't drink well after 6 to 8 years. Jun 2016, www.burghound.com, Drink: 2024+

Score: 95-/100Allen Meadows, Burghound

Pale, bright yellow. Deeply pitched aromas of yellow peach, grapefruit pith, menthol and iodine. Larger-scaled and broader than the "regular" Chevalier-Montrachet (this plot is actually situated just above Bouchard's parcel in Montrachet--in the 19th century it was considered part of Montrachet--and thus typically displays characteristics of both of these grand crus), with strong, harmonious acidity framing and intensifying the wine's powerful peachy fruit. Doesn't yet show the mineral high notes of Bouchard's Chevalier-Montrachet classique, but this wine is more backward, brooding and weighty, and possesses plenty of underlying rocky minerality. Builds steadily on the chewy, solid finish. I underrated this wine last year. 94+ Sep 2016, www.vinous.com, Drink: 2021-2030

Score: 94-/100Stephen TanzerDrinking Window: 2021-2030

Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, Bouchard's 2014 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru has a much more tropical-driven bouquet with scents of mango and nectarine developing in lieu of the mineralite you would expect from this vintage. The palate is well balanced with a tropical-tinged entry and well-judged acidity, but maybe a Chevalier that was picked a bit too late like that of Olivier Leflaive? It needs more mineralite and race on the finish to be up there with the best. Oct 2017, www.robertparker.com

Score: 92-/100Neal Martin

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Product Details

Country

France

Region

Burgundy

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2021-2030

Country

France

Region

Burgundy

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2021-2030

Average Score

Drinking window

2021-2030

Critic Notes

Score: 95-/100Allen Meadows, Burghound

Score: 94-/100Stephen TanzerDrinking Window: 2021-2030

Score: 92-/100Neal Martin

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ON August 4, 2016

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BY FINE+RARE,

ON October 13, 2011

Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche Vertical Tasting with Véronique Drouhin

ON April 12, 2019

Dal Forno's quest for perfection

ON March 28, 2018

Pic & Chapoutier: A Perfect Pairing

ON May 23, 2016

Country

France

Region

Burgundy

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2021-2030

Country

France

Region

Burgundy

Sub-region

Colour

White

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

2021-2030

2014 Chevalier Montrachet La Cabotte

Bouchard Pere & Fils