2014 Chassagne Montrachet Tete du Clos

Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting, the 2014 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Tete du Clos from Camille Giroud has a more reserved and austere bouquet than its peers despite rigorous coaxing. The palate is well balanced, quite tart and slightly bitter on the entry, though it does not follow it up with the requisite complexity or depth to merit a higher score. That said, I suspect it will reward those who give it another couple of years in bottle.