Domaine du Cellier aux Moines : Chassagne-Montrachet 1er cru "Les Chaumées" 2019

A focused white, whose texture verges on creamy, displaying apple, lemon, clove and vanilla flavors. Austere, with lemon and clove notes edging the finish. Drink now through 2027. 100 cases made, 18 cases imported.

This wine offers a powerful fruit-forward expression with an aromatic core of ripe peach and pear, framed by almond. Full bodied, its round palate is rich with pineapple and white-peach flavors. It benefits from additional cellaring or a proper decant before pairing with herb and spice-layered dishes such as Thai chicken salad.

Deep and complex, with tons of lemon-curd character, but also notes of sliced pear, caramelized lemon and flint. Impressive concentration yet also beautiful balance with minerality that builds and builds on the very long finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

Picked quite early to keep acidity on 11 September. From where the vines climb towards St-Aubin. 30 hl/ha. Bottled 26 July 2021. A little suppressed on the nose but with obvious potential. Muscular and long. Chewy finish. (JR)