2017 Chassagne Montrachet Clos St Marc
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The 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet Vergers Clos Saint-Marc 1er Cru has a light pear and apple peel nose, a little Puligny in style and lacking a bit of vigor. The palate has a bitter note on the entry and quite sharp acidity. Steely and missing some charm toward the finish. There was a discussion about over-sulfuring this wine and the sulfur not combining. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting in Savigny-lès-Beaune.
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Neal Martin
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(Pillot has six barrels of this juice for the first time, still a relatively low 27 hectoliters per hectare): Bright medium yellow. Ripe peach and spices on the nose, plus an element of menthol minerality that reminded me of the Chenevottes. But this wine is at another level of concentration and tension, offering fully ripe yet saline and brisk flavors of yellow stone fruits, spices, flowers and minerals. Chewy, tactile and very long, with a spectacular resounding finish. This beauty boasts near-grand cru penetration and elegance. (12.9% natural alcohol)