The Chassagne Montrachet Les Chaumees 2010 from Domaine Dublere is a delightfully mineralic wine. In the bouquet crystal clear yellow fruit with notes of pear, green apple, melon and a slight hint of acacia – the nose is spiced with a stony minerality and citrus notes. On the palate beautiful pure fruit, a linear focusing acidity with a very fine minerality. It’s very intense, but still refined and filigree – a pure, very focused Chassagne with a fine transparent expression of the terroir.… Read the full article →
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The Chassagne Montrachet Les Chaumees 2009 is a lovely wine in it’s own right, but not comparing well with the 2008 and the 2010 editions of this wine. The bouquet offer rich yellow fruit with notes of pear, acacia and pineapple – hints of stony minerality and citrus. On the palate beautiful rich and slightly opulent fruit, focused by a lovely acidity for the vintage. The minerality is adding a vibrant dimansion to this wine, but it’s not quite in the same league as the 2008 or the 2010.… Read the full article →
The Chassagne Montrachet Les Chaumees 2008 from Domaine Dublere is showing beautifully. In the bouquet crystal clear and crisp fruit with notes of apple, melon and acacia flower – spiced with a stony minerality and a citrus twist. On the palate crisp and pure fruit, a wild and vibrant acidity enhanced by a very fine stony minerality. It’s very intense and dramatic – but still quite refined and filigree. Love this very expressive, pure and beautifully mineralic Chassagne 2008. Bravo!
(Drink From 2017) – Fine 92 – Tasted 19/04/2013
The Chassagne Les Caillerets 2010 from Ramonet is a truly gorgeous wine. In the bouquet lovely ripe yellow fruit with notes of pear, melon and a hint of anis. The finely grained stony minerality is adding to the complexity of the nose – very refined and a bit understated. On the palate very fine pure fruit, very good energy, finely focused and refined with a almost silky texture. The finish is long and refined with a delicate minerality and a playful acidity.… Read the full article →
The Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot 2010 from Ramonet is a beauty. In the nose fine complex notes of orchard fruits, citrus and citrus zest with a rather intense and robust minerality. On the palate very harmonious with a crisp and rich cool fruit – good balance and integration of fruit and the structuring elements. Rather accessible for a young Ramonet, with a lovely midpalate expression and a long mineralic finish. A lovely and quite refined Chassagne – with the typical robustness of the Morgeot terroir.… Read the full article →
The Chassagne Clos Saint Jean 2010 from Paul Pillot is a pure, crisp and lovely wine. In the bouquet white flowers, pear and melon – spiced with a finely grained stony minerality. On the palate it’s very focused with a quite lightfooted impression. It’s very refined and racy, with a cool pure fruit, and a almost Mosel like feel. A truly elegant wine, with a lovely energy – however not a wine for people who enjoy 14,5% heavy Australian Chardonney. Summing up – a quite light Chassagne 1er cru … very elegant and refined – really need to taste more from this producer.… Read the full article →
I rarely drink red Chassagne – why? – I love a good red Chassagne-Montrachet but still they tend to get somewhat overlooked. The red Chassagnes often offers a lot of pinot pleasure – with a lovely expressive and charming fruit and a fine minerality. The generic Chassagne village 2010 from Ramonet is certainly no exception. The bouquet offers lovely crisp fruit with red cherries and strawberries – interlinked with a quite filigree stony minerality. It’s very forward and expressive. On the palate good concentration with a delightful balance.… Read the full article →
The Chassagne Morgeot 1996 from Jadot is approaching a state of maturity. The bouquet is showing quite mature notes – hazelnuts, honey and a buttery yellow fruit. On the palate matured fruit – again fat buttery notes – held together by the powerful 1996 acidity. The finish is quite long and mineralic with the classic 1996 citrus notes. It’s showing good harmony and freshness with the citrus notes in the finish adding a good balance to the somewhat dense fruit. A lovely mature white Burgundy.… Read the full article →
The Chassagne Montrachet Les Chaumees 2010 from Domaine Dublere is a pure pleasure. In the bouquet crystal clear yellow fruit with notes of pear, green apple, melon and a slight hint of acacia – the nose is spiced with a stony minerality and citrus notes. On the palate beautiful pure fruit, a linear focusing acidity with a very fine minerality. It’s intense, but still refined and filigree – a pure, very focused and harmonius Chassagne with a fine transparent expression of the terroir.… Read the full article →
The Chassagne Chenevottes from Dublere is a somewhat deeper and more dense than Les Chaumees. In the bouquet apple, white orchard fruits and a lovely finely grained minerality. On the palate intense midpalate fruit with good concentration – the finish is long and lingering with a intense fruit. A bigger and more dense wine than the Chaumees – but both are very lovely wines.
(Drink from 2018) – Fine (91 – 92p) – Tasted from cask 25/10/2012
The Chassagne Les Chaumees from Dublere is a lovely wine with a very fine terroir expression. In the bouquet white orchard fruit, with a quite stony minerality and citrus notes. On the palate excellent acidity and crisp minerality, very pure, rich and openly knit fruit with fine energy and freshness. A lovely Chassagne.
(Drink from 2018) – Fine (89 – 91p) – Tasted from cask 25/10/2012
The Chassagne Les Caillerets 2010 from Ramonet is a truly beautiful effort. In the bouquet lovely ripe yellow fruit with notes of pear, melon – hints of acacia and anis. A lovely playful minerality and acidity is adding to the the complexity of the nose – very refined and a bit understated. On the palate very fine pure fruit, good energy, very focused and refined with a almost silky texture. The finish is long and lingering with a delicate minerality and a playful acidity – what a beautiful wine.… Read the full article →
The Chassagne Montrachet Chenevottes 2010 from Jean-Noel Gagnard is starting to show more and more complexity. In the nose fine fruit and minerality, with notes of citrus, acacia, wet rocks and a hint of exotic orchard fruits. On the palate very fine and crisp acidity, a good midpalate concentration with lovely silky fruit. It’s a charming wine with a fine terroir expression and a good acidity – nicely balanced by the quite rich fruit. A lovely Chassagne … would give it 5 years more in the cellar, should keep at least 10 years.… Read the full article →
The Chassagne-Montrachet is a lovely balanced wine. In the bouquet pear and citrus with a slight hint of hazelnuts. On the palate lovely fresh acidity, good balance and length. The midpalate concentration is good, with lovely pure fruit aromas. Quite delightful.
Very Good (87 – 89p) CASK
Tasted 03/05/2012
The Chassagne Montrachet Morgeot from Jean-Noel Gagnard is a classic white Burgundy. In the nose fine chardonney fruit, with notes of citrus, almonds, acacia and a hint of exotic orchard fruits. On the palate very fine and crisp acidity, a very good midpalate concentration with lovely crisp fruit. It’s a well structured wine with a fine minerality and a firm acidity – perfectly balanced by a quite dense fruit expression. A quite powerful and lovely Chassagne – I really like the white 2008s.… Read the full article →
The Chassagne Montrachet Les Champs-Gain 2010 is quite dense and lush Chassagne. In the bouquet white peach, pear with notes of citrus and acacia. On the palate rich, quite dense and buttery. There is a quite rich midpalate concentration, but currently it’s lacking a bit of freshness and minerality compared to the other 1er crus. While this is a very good wine, I prefer some of the other 1er crus. But if you are looking for a more lush and rich Chassagne this could be the wine to get.… Read the full article →
The Chassagne Montrachet Clos de la Maltroye 2010 is fine effort from Jean Noël-Gagnard. In the bouquet citrus, grapefruit, Gooseberries with notes of acacia and melon. On he palate very well balanced, with a good acidity and refined expression of the terroir. Good midpalate concentration, without being too dense or rich. A fine and quite refined effort – and enjoyable.
(Drink from 2018) Fine – 91p
Tasted 03/05/2012
The Chassagne Montrachet Les Chaumees is currently slightly more lush and fat than the Les Chenevottes. In the bouquet citrus, grapefruit, pear with notes of acacia and white peach. On he palate rich and buttery with a good length and minerality. There is a good midpalate concentration and a fine balance from the acidity and minerality. Slightly more dense than the Chenevottes – But also a very good glass of Chassagene.
(Drink from 2018) Very Good – 90p
Tasted 03/05/2012
The Chassagne Montrachet Les Chenevottes is one of the lesser 1. crus from Jean-Noël Gagnard. While not in the same league as Caillerets, Morgeot and Blanchot-Dessus, it’s still a attractive and enjoyable wine. In the bouquet, grapefruit, mango, notes of acacia and white peach. On he palate quite rich and buttery with a good length and minerality. The good midpalate concentration is balanced by a quite zappy acidity. A very good glass of Chassagne.
(Drink from 2018) Very Good – 90p
Tasted 03/05/2012 & 12/05/2012
The Chassagne Montrachet Blanchot-Dessus is another of the top 1.crus from Jean-Noël Gagnard. Blanchot-Dessus is located next to the Grand Cru vineyards Le Montrachet and Criots Batard-Montrachet. It’s a tiny and relatively unknown vineyard, but with a Grand cru footprint. In the boquet a touch of oak, delicate quite intense fruit and mineral notes – citrus, grapefruit, white peach – with hints of acacia. On the palate very focused with a very strong and mineralic backbone. It’s quite tightly knit, with a powerfull finish.… Read the full article →