Le Montrachet, Grand Cru, Marquis de Laguiche, 2013
This is taut and quite closed at the moment but a wonderful glimpse into the future with intense flavours of mandarine orange, lemons, lime skin, honey, and flint. Seriously tense and concentrated. The palate is toasty, stony and nutty with juicy mirabelle plums, apricots and lemon juice. The finish is never-ending and completely refined. This will need time to come around but will be eminently rewarding and long-lived when it does. Outstanding. The Laguiche Montrachet parcel is in the northern part, on the Puligny side bordering Puligny Caillerets.
critic reviews
(from a blend of parcels picked during the first five days of October): Pale bright yellow. Peach, pear, tangerine peel and stony, iodiney minerality on the captivating nose. Dense, extremely young and penetrating, with a touch of youthful austerity and strong acidity to the peach and stony mineral flavors. More floral, elegant and fine-grained than the Batard. Best today on the long, stony, rising finish. Drouhin farms these vines and chooses the harvest dates.