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The Story
The Montrachet family consists of grand five Grands Crus grown in the two villages of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet. These two share the Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet appellations. Chevalier and Bienvenues belong to Puligny, Criots belongs to Chassagne. These Grands Crus are the most southerly of the Côte-d'Or, and lie between Meursault in the north and Santenay in the south. Their origins go back to the Middle Ages - the work...
Wine Information
Appearance: Brilliant, deep straw-gold with clear, shimmering green reflections at the rim.
Aroma: Highly expressive and unashamedly opulent. The bouquet opens with a beautiful tension between smokey roasted hazelnuts, intense lime blossom, and citronella. As it breathes, it reveals concentrated layers of ripe yellow peach, crushed limestone, honeyed acacia, pastry crust, and a perfectly integrated kiss of spicy, toasty oak.
Palate: Mass...
Vuosikerta 2023
The 2023 vintage at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) is a massive, high-potential "solar" yeardefined by critics as an intellectual and powerful triumph over intense weather extremes. Like 2022, the 2023 season brought a highly generous, bountiful crop of grapes, but a punishing, record-setting heatwave struck right during the first half of the September harvest. Co-directors Perrine Fenal and Bertrand de Villaine noted that the team’s bigges...
