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Bouchard Pere & Fils, Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru La Cabotte 2017
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Reviewed by: William Kelley
There are four barrels of the 2017 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru, a superb wine that unfurls in the glass with aromas of lemon oil, mandarin orange, pastry cream and blanched almonds. On the palate, it's full-bodied, satiny and incisive, with a layered, concentrated mid-palate, tangy acids and lovely purity and definition, concluding with a long finish.
Reviewed by: William Kelley
The 2017 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru is also showing very well from bottle, opening in the glass with a lovely bouquet of crisp green orchard fruit, citrus oil, white flowers, blanched almonds and wheat toast. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, satiny and incisive, with a deep and layered core, racy acids and a long, penetrating finish. While this can't quite match the mid-palate volume of the Montrachet, it certainly nods to Montrachet in style. Readers able to track down a few bottles should plan on exercising at least a decade's patience.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2017 Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte Grand Cru is from the upper part of Montrachet, a 0.2-hectare monopole. It has a very harmonious bouquet with touches of brioche, orange pith and apricot blossom, all very pretty and refined. The well-balanced palate features clementine and white peach notes. A little more mineral-driven than the regular Chevalier, with a very persistent finish. An excellent Chevalier-Montrachet that should give two decades or more of drinking pleasure.
Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer
Deeper-pitched and less expressive today than the regular Chevalier-Montrachet, but hinting at floral and herbal high notes. Then richer, deeper and chewier in the mouth, conveying an almost aggressive quality to its flavors of ripe yellow fruits (pineapple?), citrus peel, menthol and saline minerality. Larger-scaled and more backward, finishing with a tannic impression and serious weight. This doesn't offer the early sex appeal of the estate's other Chevalier-Montrachet but then it's a bit more Montrachet than Chevalier in style this year. A finishing note of iodine extends the dry, classic finish. (13.9% alcohol)
