France · Burgundy · Cote de Beaune · Puligny Montrachet White · Still · wine-wine · 1061978
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| 2018 | 6 x 75cl | 2 | 0 | 21078.18 | 94 |
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| 2020 | 12 x 75cl | 1 | 0 | 50622.60 | 95 |
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| 2020 | 3 x 75cl | 1 | 0 | 95 | |
| 2020 | 6 x 75cl | 4 | 0 | 25311.30 | 95 |
| 2021 | 12 x 75cl | 0 | 0 | 53521.08 | 94 |
| 2021 | 3 x 75cl | 1 | 0 | 94 | |
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Rating: 92 –94
Including the vines that are normally bottled separately as La Cabotte, Bouchard's 2021 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru wafts from the glass with aromas of lemon oil, nutmeg and crisp stone fruits. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's satiny and vibrant, with lively acids and a long, saline finish.
Rating: 93 –95
The 2020 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru opens in the glass with notes of citrus oil, musky peach, tangerine, nutmeg and buttered popcorn. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive, it's chiseled and penetrating, with a tightly wound core of fruit and a racy spine of acidity. As readers will remember, this bottling hails from the three terraces on the hillside above Bouchard's La Cabotte, their bottling from the latter—which abuts Montrachet itself—being more muscular and powerful, whereas this cuvée is finer-boned and more ethereal.
Rating: 95 –95
Bouchard's 2019 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru confirms its fine showing last year, unwinding in the glass with scents of pear, citrus oil and toasted bread, complemented by hints of nutmeg, praline and white flowers. Full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's satiny and incisive, with terrific depth at the core, chalky structuring extract, lively acids and a long, resonant finish. This is as compelling an infant Chevalier as I can remember tasting at this address, and it should enjoy a brilliant future.
Rating: 93 –95
The 2019 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru is very promising, exhibiting notes of orange oil, peach and pear complemented by hints of nutmeg and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, bright and layered, it's ample but precise, with tangy acids and a long, mineral finish. As readers will remember, this bottling hails from the three terraces on the hillside above Bouchard's La Cabotte, their bottling from the latter—which adjoins Montrachet itself—being more muscular and powerful, whereas this cuvée is finer-boned and more ethereal.
Rating: 94 –94
Revisited from bottle, the 2018 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru is showing superbly, unfurling in the glass with inviting aromas of brioche, crisp green orchard fruit, yellow apples, citrus oil and nutmeg. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy but precise, it's charming and expressive, showing more of its cards than the 2017 rendition did at the same age, while remaining less overtly muscular than the powerful 2015. This will offer a broad drinking window, as it's already quite demonstrative. As I've written before, this bottling hails from the three terraces on the hillside above Bouchard's La Cabotte, their bottling from the latter—which adjoins Montrachet itself—being more muscular and powerful, whereas this cuvée is finer-boned and more ethereal.
Rating: 93 –95
The 2018 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru reveals attractive aromas of citrus oil, mandarin and pear, framed by subtle hints of fresh pastry, cut flowers and nutmeg. On the palate, it's full-bodied, deep and layered, with a broad attack that segues into a ripe core of nicely concentrated fruit, underpinned by lively acids. This bottling hails from the three terraces on the hillside above Bouchard's La Cabotte, their bottling from the latter—which adjoins Montrachet itself—being more muscular and powerful whereas this cuvée is finer-boned and more ethereal.
Rating: 93 –95
The 2017 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru offers up aromas of lemon oil, pastry cream, white flowers, crushed rocks and mandarin. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with excellent concentration, chalky extract and juicy acids that lend the wine lovely precision, concluding with a pure, tongue-tingling finish. This is very promising and will be well worth seeking out.
Rating: 91 –93
The 2015 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has a composed, well-defined bouquet, quite fumé in style with intense citrus fruit, orange blossom, tangerine and touches of grey slate. There is something almost Riesling like here. The palate is very well balanced with crisp citrus fruit, a keen line of acidity and a light nuttiness that comes through with aeration. I would have just liked more on the back palate - it seems to just dip before the finish line when you want it to deliver the same degree of sophistication exhibited by the aromatics. Maybe it will with time?
Rating: 93 –93
The 2015 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru offers up a pretty bouquet of preserved lemon, citrus pith, toasted almonds and a subtle framing of new wood. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, glossy and cool, with impressive balance and a long, intense finish. This isn't quite as searingly incisive or concentrated as Bouchard's Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte, but it's an excellent wine.
Rating: 90 –90
Bouchard's overall quality level in 1992 is good to very good. No complaint about a lack of depth or intensity can be lodged against the 1992 Chevalier-Montrachet. It is backward, dense, unevolved, and needing at least 3-4 years of bottle age; it should keep for at least a decade. The Bouchards have made significant changes in their white winemaking philosophy. Since 1989 the white wines have been put through malolactic and vinified in barrels, of which 15% are new. More extensive lees contact, lower vineyard yields, and less traumatic clarification and filtration techniques, have resulted in the best group of white wines Bouchard has produced in over two decades. Importer: Palace Brands, Hartford, CT
Rating: 89 –89
The Bouchards have made significant changes in their white winemaking philosophy. Since 1989 the white wines have been put through malolactic and vinified in barrels, of which 15% are new. More extensive lees contact, lower vineyard yields, and less traumatic clarification and filtration techniques, have resulted in the best group of white wines Bouchard has produced in over two decades. Importer: Palace Brands, Hartford, CT
Rating: 93 –93
Bouchard's 1990 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru is at the peak of its powers today, unfurling in the glass with scents of warm pastry, yellow orchard fruit, toasted almonds, clear honey and hazelnuts. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive, its bright spine of acidity is cloaked in a generous core of fruit. This is a seamless, immensely charming Chevalier.
Rating: 93 –93
Surprisingly, the 1986 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru was more dramatic than the Montrachet of the same year. Offering up an exotic bouquet of candied peel, pineapple, honeycomb and white flowers, it's full-bodied, layered and rich, with a powerful profile and a long, expansive finish.
Rating: 94 –94
Another remarkable showing for a wine from an atrocious vintage, the 1956 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru unwinds in the glass with notes of honeycomb, Chartreuse, dried flowers, citrus oil and buttery pastry. Full-bodied, rich and layered, it's concentrated and muscular, with a multidimensional mid-palate and blow-average acidity. Blind, it easily passed for a much grander vintage.
Rating: 91 –91
The 2010 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has a fresh, taut and quite backward bouquet with wonderful tension and <em>mineralité</em>. There is an airiness here that I like, though it never feels ephemeral. The palate is very well balanced with a fine bead of acidity; perhaps it does not quite deliver on the promise of the nose, but I appreciate the subtle tropical notes of mango and clementine toward the finish. It is here that I wanted to see more terroir expression, though perhaps that will develop with time. Tasted at Sarah Marsh’s 2010 white burgundy tasting in London.
Rating: 94 –94
(14% alcohol): Very pure aromas of lemon peel, flowers and nutty, vanillin oak. At once juicy and supple, with terrific energy to leaven the wine's atypical richness. Very tactile, mouthfilling grand cru from a yield of just 30 hectoliters per hectare. Finishes stony and sweet, with outstanding breadth and length. Should age gracefully.
Rating: 92 –95
Pale yellow. Explosive aromas of lemon zest, flowers, menthol and crushed note, with a light suggestion of barrel char. Crisp, clear and intense; surprisingly open today but not exotic . Offers an almost marmaladey quality to its flavors of orange flower and gingerbread. For all its richness, this broad-shouldered Chevalier benefits from strong mineral and crushed stone components and finishes with terrific spicy cut. The very long finish is at once solid and animated. This fermented its sugars until Christmas, noted Prost, who says the wine offers the same message as the Genevrieres.
Rating: 93 –93
Pale, bright yellow. A note of meaty reduction to the aromas of crushed stone, white pepper and smoke. Densely packed, smooth and refined, showing lovely freshness and lift to its intense stone fruit and floral flavors. Finishes very long and suave, with an impression of fine-grained tannins and terrific lift.
Rating: 92 –94
Enticing high-pitched aromas of orange zest, rose petal, lavender, acacia flower and white pepper. Pliant, ripe and sweet but with excellent mineral cut and an element of wild herbs giving the mid-palate a brisk, juicy quality. Finishes subtle, bright and long, with terrific acid lift (actually 4.2 grams per liter, which is at the high end for this 2013 collection) and a piquant note of white pepper.
Rating: 92 –92
The 2015 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has quite a precocious bouquet of ample white peach, citrus lemon, smoke and flint aromas that gather momentum in the glass. The palate is saline on the entry. There is fine depth here, and good tension, if not quite the complexity and precision of its peers on the finish. A fine Grand Cru if not a Chevalier from the top drawer. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting. (DIAM 10 closure)
Rating: 93 –93
Pale, bright yellow. Lemon zest, orange oil and crushed stone on the nose, with strong calcaire pungency. Densely packed, fine-grained and pliant, showing lovely subtle sweetness to its intense flavors of lemon, lime and crushed stone. This very deep, sappy wine possesses the stuffing and extract to make its alcohol virtually disappear. Very long and alive on the aftertaste. Displays a bit less obvious power but more inner-mouth saline_ calcaire_ lift than the Corton; in fact, this may be more backward.
Rating: 92 –94
(from a crop level of 31 hectoliters per hectare): Musky aromas of white peach, lemon, lime and piquant tangerine peel, complicated by a suggestion of crushed stone. Densely packed, chewy and sappy, with integrated acidity and solid minerality giving the wine terrific freshness and definition for its vintage. The broad, echoing finish features an element of smoky minerality. Hints of rose and peony throughout give this classically dry wine a light touch.
Rating: 94 –94
The 2017 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has a very intense and well-defined bouquet of lemon sherbet and lemon thyme. The palate is tensile on the entry thanks to a fine silver bead of acidity. This is detailed, precise and saline, with a composed and persistent finish that drags you back for more. It has breeding and class. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.
Rating: 92 –94
The 2017 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru comes from all four terraces in the vineyard. It has a crisp bouquet with fine mineralité, very focused and intense, with touches of hazelnut developing with time. The well-balanced palate displays a fine bead of acidity. Quite poised in the mouth, leading to a harmonious tangerine and crushed stone finish. This conveys a nascent authority that stands it in good stead for the future. Excellent.
Rating: 94 –96
(the wine consists of fruit from four terraces, although the components have not yet been blended): Captivating nose melds tangerine zest, lemon, lime, clove, anise, white pepper and crushed stone, complicated by an exotic hint of passion fruit and lifted by metallic minerality. Compellingly silky, rich and sweet, with its ripe citrus flavors joined by spices, wild herbs and anise. For all its early mid-palate appeal, this wine finishes classically dry and firm, with an almost tannic impression and great rising, palate-saturating length. Wonderfully classy and light on its feet, this wine boasts the strongest projection of inner-mouth aromatics of all of these 2017s to this point. And it's more marked by its high altitude and chalky soil than by the vintage. (13.8% alcohol)
Rating: 94 –96
The 2018 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has an impressive bouquet of mineral-rich citrus fruit, smoke, honeysuckle and jasmine aromas, complex and alluring. The palate is fresh and vibrant with crisp acidity, with plenty of tangerine and grapefruit notes, but it is the <em>mineralité</em> and tension that really elevate this Grand Cru. For once, this might outperform the La Cabotte.
Rating: 91 –93
The usual blend of the four terraces, the 2019 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has a well-defined bouquet featuring delicate scents of yellow plum, citrus fruit, flint and smoke. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity. Quite taut on the entry, and a fine saline undertow enlivens the finish. A classically styled Chevalier, though I would like to see more mineralité.
Rating: 94 –96
The 2020 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru offers vivid scents: pine nuts, hazelnut, a touch of lanolin and plenty of citrus fruit that burst from the glass. The palate is very well balanced with fine poised, quite bright and energetic with a judicous touch of spice towards the finish. This is very promising.
Rating: 93 –95
Unwinding in the glass with a gently reductive bouquet of citrus zest, wet stones, white flowers and toasted hazelnuts, the 2023 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru is medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny, with a layered mid-palate and a seamless, ethereal profile.
Rating: 94 –95
The 2022 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru is unusually textural and muscular for this bottling, delivering aromas of pear, yellow orchard fruit, buttery pastry, white flowers and freshly baked bread, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and layered palate that's rich and unctuous, with terrific depth at the core and a long, resonant finish.
Rating: 94 –94
The 2014 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has an enticing, subtle bouquet, timid at first but soon finding its voice and developing attractive citrus peel, yuzu and tinned apricot scents all struck through with tangible mineral tones. The palate is well balanced with impressive weight in the mouth. It never lets everything go, preferring to remain linear and maintain precision, gently fanning out towards the finish with a pinch of white pepper and vibrant citrus fruit. This is a very well-crafted Chevalier-Montrachet that is imbued with a sense of joie-de-vivre.
Rating: 94 –96
The 2016 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has a detailed bouquet with attractive scents of almond and white chocolate tincturing the citrus fruit. The palate is well balanced with crisp acidity, quite cohesive and understated at first (like the Domaine Leflaive tasted earlier that day) with a sappy and convincing finish that is surfeit with minerals and a hint of tangerine. This is a very impressive, sophisticated Chevalier-Montrachet that I actually have a preference for over the La Cabotte this year.
Rating: 93 –93
The 2015 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru offers up a pretty bouquet of preserved lemon, citrus pith, toasted almonds and a subtle framing of new wood. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, glossy and cool, with impressive balance and a long, intense finish. This isn't quite as searingly incisive or concentrated as Bouchard's Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte, but it's an excellent wine.
Rating: 94 –94
Just bottled under Diam 10, the 2017 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru opens in the glass with aromas of Meyer lemon, green apple, pastry cream and white flowers that's exactly as I remember it. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, elegantly textural and attractively vibrant, with good depth and concentration at the core, succulent acids and a long, precise finish. Pure and delicate, this is a lovely Chevalier in an understated, makeup-free style that confirms its excellent showing from barrel. While it's a little shut down after the mise en bouteille, the charm and expressiveness of the vintage mean that it is still quite open for inspection.
Rating: 92 –94
The 2013 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru has a crisp, limestone, mint-scented bouquet that is very nuanced, but gains intensity all the time in the glass. The palate is very well balanced with a taut line of acidity, hints of white peach and orange zest developing toward the tender but long finish that reveals its mineral core with each swirl. This is a classy Chevalier-Montrachet from Bouchard Père.
Rating: 88 –90
The 1998 Chevalier-Montrachet exhibits white fruit, talcum powder, and spice aromas. This is a medium-bodied, precise, and mineral-dominated wine with excellent depth to its core. Well-delineated and balanced, it should be at its best between 2001 and 2006. Importer: Clicquot, Inc., New York, NY; tel (212) 888-7575.
Rating: 90 –92
Toast, minerals, and hazelnuts are found in the nose of the 1999 Chevalier-Montrachet (Domaine bottling). This medium-bodied wine has outstanding depth, breadth, density, and ripeness. White fruits, minerals, lemons, quartz, and spices characterize its elegant, crystalline personality. It is well-balanced, pure, and possesses a long, smooth, refined finish. Projected maturity: now-2010. Importer: Clicquot, Inc., New York, NY; tel (212) 888-7575.
Rating: 87 –89
The 2000 Chevalier-Montrachet has spiced mineral aromas. This vinous, medium-bodied wine reveals the depth and density for an outstanding rating, yet its character is overly-dominated by a strident lemony streak. It is excellent, however, due to a rich, vinous backbone as well as its complex minerality. Projected maturity: 2003-2012. Importer: Clicquot, Inc., New York, NY; tel. (212) 888-7575
Rating: 88 –89
White peaches and smoky minerals can be detected in the 2001 Chevalier-Montrachet’s aromatic profile. Medium-bodied, it reveals a lovely satin-textured character filled with minerals, terrific depth of fruit, and a sensual mouth-feel. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2009. Importer: Clicquot, Inc., New York, NY; tel. (212) 888-7575
Rating: 88 –90
Crisp green apples and minerals are intermingled in the aromatic and flavor profiles of the 2002 Chevalier-Montrachet (domaine). Light to medium-bodied, tightly wound, and detailed, it exhibits an excellent resiny personality that will need to unwind in the coming months for it to merit an outstanding review. Projected maturity: 2005-2012. Importer: Clicquot, Inc., New York, NY; tel. (212) 888-7575
Rating: 92 –92
An outstanding wine, the Chevalier Montrachet has abundant stony, flinty, minerally flavors, excellent length and a fat texture, attributable to the wine's excellent ripeness and low yields. Importer Clicquot, Inc. New York, NY; tel (212) 888-7575 and in Massachusetts: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel (617) 731-6644. This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29. Ratings with a range of scores in parentheses indicate the wine was tasted from cask, not bottle.
Rating: 92 –94
The Chevalier-Montrachet is a superb wine. Detailed and intricate aromas of minerals, stones and smoke are followed by a complex, lively, and medium-to-full body. Its powerful, vibrant, elegant, and refined flavor profile is composed of layer upon layer of minerals, intertwined with lemon notes that seemingly last forever in its admirable finish. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2010. The rating, with the range of scores in parentheses, indicates the wine was tasted from cask, not bottle. Importer: Clicquot, Inc., New York, NY; tel (212) 888-7575, and in Massachusetts: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel (617) 731-6644.
Rating: 93 –95
This Chevalier-Montrachet, which will be given an as-yet-undetermined name, was crafted from a tiny parcel of less than half an acre that the Bouchard team contends merits the Montrachet appellation. It is an absolutely stunning wine, with profound aromas of baked white fruits and stones. On the palate, this awesome offering combines tell-tale richness of fruit with impeccable balance and focus. Rich waves of deeply ripe pears, apples, nuts, and traces of peach pits are found in this dense, complex, and velvety-textured gem. Lucky tasters will also find that the blockbuster finish reveals layers of minerals. Projected maturity: 2002-2009+. Importer: Clicquot, Inc., New York, NY; tel (212) 888-7575.
Rating: 90 –92
The Chevalier-Montrachet has a profound nose of minerals, chalk, and flowers. It is an outstanding wine, with magnificent richness of fruit, ripeness, and balance. Thick layers of stones and crisp white peaches can be found in its bright, vibrant and floral flavor profile. With an admirably long and precise finish, it should be at its peak between 2002 and 2007. Importer: Clicquot, Inc., New York, NY; tel (212) 888-7575.