2013 Chassagne Montrachet La Romanee
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The 2013 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru la Romanee has the most exotic bouquet of the Chassagne premier cru wines and this despite a touch of reduction. Yet underneath are some enticing mango and dried-pineapple scents neatly intermingled with mineral tones. The palate is very well balanced with a spicy edge on the entry. Typically of this vineyard, there is superb depth and weight here, leading to a concentrated finish that is persistent and compelling. This represents one of Jadot's best 2013 whites.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Neal Martin
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Bright lemon-yellow. Crushed stone and lemon curd on the nose. Rich, fat and sweet, perhaps a bit more obvious than the Caillerets but boasts a superb fine-grained texture to its flavors of ripe pear, white peach, flowers and white pepper. The crushed-stone element recurs on the very long finish. Incidentally, Barnier noted that Chassagne-Montrachet suffered a lot in 2013 from frost, hail and difficult ripening, but he pointed out that the low yields were good for the village's wines. Sep 2015, www.vinous.com, Drink: 2020-2029
There is a subtle trace of exoticism to the pretty and layered array of both white and yellow orchard fruit, citrus and sandalwood hints. The impressively rich and very round medium weight plus flavors also exude a fine bead of minerality on the clean, dry and beautifully persistent finale. I very much like the balance as the firm acid spine is well-integrated though note that this too is going to require at least 5-ish years of cellaring first. Jun 2015, www.burghound.com, Drink: 2021+
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Louis Jadot is arguably the most consistent négociant house in Burgundy. It has managed to straddle both the entry-level and fine wine market, while retaining respect in both.