2017 Macon Pierreclos 1er Jus de Chavigne
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The 2017 Mâcon Pierreclos 1er Jus de Chavigne offers pretty yellow plum, orange blossom and almond/coconut scents on the nose, which is well defined and pure and quite seductive in style. The palate is crisp and taut on the entry. If I had this blind, I would swear that it is a very fine New World wine. Maybe it lacks a little mineralité on the finish, but I appreciate the spiciness that fans out on the aftertaste. Drink over the next three to five years.
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Neal Martin
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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The 2017 Mâcon-Pierreclos 1er Jus de Chavigne is performing brilliantly, offering up a lovely bouquet of pear, white peach, pastry cream and wheat toast. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, with serious intensity and chewy extract, racy acids and a long, chalky finish. This far surpasses its performance from barrel, and its structured, concentrated profile suggests it will demand some patience, promising considerable rewards. Revisiting my conservative tasting note from twelve months before, I feel a little like the mayor of Amity Island in "Jaws," shouting "open the beaches" and encouraging people to take to the water, with no notion of what is about to happen.