Michel Niellon, Chevalier Montrachet Blanc Vintage:2014 with a honeyed quince character

with a honeyed quince character

As is almost always the case this is aromatically less elegant but spicier and a bit more complex as well with its reserved array of liqueur-like dark berries

As good as the prior grands crus are

kirsch and thyme-scented perfume

the 2007 Proprietary Red Wine still possesses a youthful deep garnet-purple color and gives up a truly gorgeous nose of crème de cassis

Michel Niellon, Chevalier Montrachet Blanc Vintage:2014 with a honeyed quince character(from a . 23 ha parcel of vines planted in 62 and 68). This too was quite heavily reduced and again I strongly recommend allowing this 30 minutes or so in a decanter first if youre going to crack a bottle young. The powerful and impressively concentrated broad shouldered flavors brim with both sappy dry extract as well as plenty of minerality that suffuses the wonderfully complex and persistent finish. I wouldnt describe this as a typical Niellon