Pinson Freres, Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Mileu 2023

France · Burgundy · Chablis · White · Still · wine-wine · 1124552

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Lowest offer: 323.00 HKD (Buy)

Offers: 2 · Bids: 0

Offers

Price / case Vintage Packing Qty Location
1938.00 HKD 2021 6 x 75cl 4 hk / Hong Kong
190.00 GBP 2023 6 x 75cl 10 uk / United Kingdom

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Vintages & packings

Vintage Packing Offers Bids Market price WA rating
2014 6 x 75cl 0 0 91
2015 12 x 75cl 0 0 3104.40 91
2016 12 x 75cl 0 0 3211.44
2017 12 x 75cl 0 0 3958.68 86
2017 6 x 75cl 0 0 1979.34 86
2018 12 x 75cl 0 0 3405.48
2019 12 x 75cl 0 0 3827.40
2019 3 x 1.5L 0 0 1913.70
2019 6 x 75cl 0 0 1913.70
2020 12 x 75cl 0 0
2020 6 x 75cl 0 0
2021 12 x 75cl 1 0 4274.52
2021 6 x 75cl 1 0 2137.26
2022 6 x 75cl 0 0
2023 6 x 75cl 1 0

Critic ratings

robert_parker 2017

Rating: 86 –86

The 2017 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu is somewhat clipped and oak-inflected, and while it's inoffensive, it's hard to actively recommend.

robert_parker 2015

Rating: 91 –91

The 2015 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu comes courtesy of 30-year-old vines and is matured for nine months, 90% in stainless steel and 10% in new oak. It has an open, generous bouquet with apple blossom, cold limestone and subtle smoky aromas that gain intensity with aeration. The palate is very well balanced, with a citric edge and spicy with hints of nutmeg and white pepper toward the finish that maintains satisfying length and focus. This is very well crafted, tensile and shows commendable terroir expression—a worthy follow-up to the 2014 Fourchaume.

robert_parker 2014

Rating: 91 –91

Tasted blind at the Burgfest annual tasting, Pinson's 2014 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu had a slight reduction on the nose and consequently did not quite convey its terroir as much as the Mont de Milieu from Samuel Billaud included within this flight. The palate is very sharp on the entry with bitter lemon notes almost puckering the mouth. It is certainly intense toward the finish with attractive tangerine and pink grapefruit notes lingering on the aftertaste. I found this improved in the glass, including the aromatics. One to watch.

robert_parker 2014

Rating: 91 –91

The 2014 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu was vinified 15% in new oak barrels and the remainder in stainless steel, matured for nine months in one- to three-year-old barrels. It has a pleasant bouquet with green apple, lime and slate-like aromas that come through with aeration. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry, well balanced with commendable mineralité, the finish fanning out gently with just a touch of red cherry on the tensile aftertaste. This is a well-crafted Mont de Milieu that should age well over several years. Recommended. This is a well-crafted, delicious Mont de Milieu.

robert_parker 2012

Rating: 91 –91

The 2012 Chablis 1er Cru Mont-de-Milieu comes from 4.25 hectares of vine averaging 25 years and fermented and matured in 10% wooden barrel, the remainder in stainless steel. It has a well-defined, understated but attractive bouquet with subtle white peach and apricot scents drifting from the glass. The palate is well-defined with cutting acidity, good depth of flavor and a lovely, sensual mandarin and green apple finish that is long in the mouth. Excellent. Drink now-2019. I have regularly enjoyed the wines from this domaine over the years and so perhaps it was no surprise that I found much to enjoy here, tasting through their excellent range of 2012s. The Pinson family is well established in the town, so much so that there is a street named after them. They have a strong sextet of premier crus crowned by the grand cru of Les Clos, although some of the older vines had to be pulled up in 2007. Everything here is picked by hand, the grapes sorted and fermented in stainless steel and raised in used barrels apart from the village cru. Chalene Pinson has been at the helm here since 2007 – she appears to be doing a great job. Importer: Sussex Wine Merchants (New Jersey) and Charles Neal Selections (San Francisco), also Berry Brothers & Rudd and Vine Trail in the UK.

robert_parker 2012

Rating: 90 –90

This wine was tasted blind at the Burgundy 2012 tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu from Pinson has a precise bouquet with light white peach and yellow flower scents combined with fine minerality. The palate is a little shrill on the entry but there is admirable tension thanks to its piercing acidity that drives it along to its mandarin, rosewater and sherbet tinged finish. This is such a pretty Chablis!