2010 Benjamin Leroux Chassagne-Montrachet Les Embazees 1er Cru
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The 2010 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Embrazees is round, sweet and inviting. Layers of fruit flow effortlessly to the soft finish. Overall, the Embrazees conveys a fairly easygoing, yet attractive, side of Chassagne in this vintage. It should drink well upon release and for several years beyond that. Anticipated maturity: 2012+. Benjamin Leroux is probably best known to readers for his superb work at Comte Armand, but the wines Leroux crafts under his own micro-negociant label are equally worthy of attention. Readers may also want to check out my video interview with Leroux on our website for more on his views on current vintages. In addition to the wines listed here, I also tasted just about all the 2011 whites. Those wines are shaping up beautifully and in some cases will rival or perhaps even surpass the 2010s for their balance. If the 2010s have a weakness here, it is that they are at times a bit on the heavy side. A Becky Wasserman Selection, Le Serbet, various American importers, including: Fine Vines, IL; tel. (708) 343-6702, Cavatappi, Washington; tel. (206) 282-5226, Veritas Imports, CA; tel. (310) 205-3800, Verity Wine Partners, New York, NY; tel. (212) 683-8763
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The 2010 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Embrazees comes across as quite delicate at this stage. White flowers and mint linger on the perfumed finish. Only one barrel of the Embrazees was through malo when I visited. I would not be surprised to see this put on more weight over the coming months.