Le Montrachet, Grand Cru, 2010
100% from the Chassagne side of Montrachet, so technically this is a “Le” Montrachet though Gérard Boudot labels it just “Montrachet”. This boasts hallmark Montrachet opulence, luxurious flavours of buttered toasted, melting honey, nut, dried flowers and citrus fruits. Silky textured, rich and fresh, this is an outrageously great wine that, whilst hedonistic, is certainly not decadent – for as powerful and immense as this is, everything is in place and in balance. A mouth-watering, echoing finish you wish would never end.
critic reviews
(13.8% natural alcohol): Bright light yellow. Very sexy nose combines iodine, smoke, hazelnut and menthol. Like liquid silk in the mouth; thick but energetic, with flavors of peach, stone, truffle and menthol supported by a strong structural underpinning. The smooth, slow-building finish shows a very fresh mentholated character and a powerful impression of solidity. Deceptively open today owing to its early sweetness, and not at all austere for the cru, but I'd let this one sleep in the cellar for at least five or six years.