Pierre Girardin, Montrachet

Pierre Girardin, Montrachet(from Chassagne fruit). Moderately firm reduction overshadows the underlying fruit today. Otherwise there is outstanding volume and power to the more concentrated bigger bodied flavors that retain a lovely sense of refinement and particularly so on the massively persistent finish. As is sometimes the case with very young examples of Montrachet, this will need to add depth to merit the upper end of my projected range but given the extended cellaring

grape production was reduced by half anyway

the 2003 Ducru-Beaucaillou reveals opulent notes of Indian spices

(92-94)/2025+

as well as complex and long

boasting cherry

the oak notes take a greater dominance than usual – here they show caramel sweetness overlaid with cloves and tar

This was a very hot vintage

Located only about 5

(89-91)/2016+

lower acidity than many Right Banks

and delicacy combined with backbone

It finishes with incredible persistence