Michel Niellon, Chevalier Montrachet Blanc other_regions_italy rocks and iron ore over

rocks and iron ore over a core of black cherries

This well-balanced effort should amply reward mid to even longer-term cellaring though 12 to 15 years should see it at its best

refined and airy gives way to equally refined and extremely intense medium weight plus flavors that possess ample amounts of dry extract that buffers the firm tannins on the austere

Just very slightly austere

Michel Niellon, Chevalier Montrachet Blanc other_regions_italy rocks and iron ore over(from a . 23 ha parcel of vines planted in 62 and 68). This too was quite heavily reduced and again I strongly recommend allowing this 30 minutes or so in a decanter first if youre going to crack a bottle young. The powerful and impressively concentrated broad shouldered flavors brim with both sappy dry extract as well as plenty of minerality that suffuses the wonderfully complex and persistent finish. I wouldnt describe this as a typical Niellon