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Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champgains 2021 750ml
The texture shows a lovely density and weight and a long powerful finish?this is a very distinctive wine.
Winemaker Description
Lucie Cotoux relates that the domaine picked their 0.44 hectares of Champgains in three hours since there was so little fruit on the vines. The concentration however was superb with focused citrusy fruit plenty of mineral and white floral notes and a bit of spice. The texture shows a lovely density and weight and a long powerful finish?this is a very distincti...Show More >
Winemaker Description
Lucie Cotoux relates that the domaine picked their 0.44 hectares of Champgains in three hours since there was so little fruit on the vines. The concentration however was superb with focused citrusy fruit plenty of mineral and white floral notes and a bit of spice. The texture shows a lovely density and weight and a long powerful finish?this is a very distinctive wine that should show well fairly early and continue to improve for at least a decade. (Drink between 2025-2045).
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Wine Information:
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub-Region:
Appellation: Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru
Variety: Chardonnay
Type: Whites
Size: 750ml
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"Lucie Cotoux relates that the domaine picked their 0.44 hectares of Champgains in three hours since there was so little fruit on the vines. The concentration however was superb with focused citrusy fruit plenty of mineral and white floral notes and a bit of spice. The texture shows a lovely density and weight and a long powerful finish?this is a very distinctive wine that should show well fairly early and continue to improve for at least a decade. (Drink between 2025-2045)"
Charles Curtis, MW - Decanter Magazine - 94 points