Potentially better than the Chevalier Montrachet, the unbottled Montrachet has an extremely expressive, layered nose of attractive fruit. Judicious use of oak has been employed to produce a delicately toasty, nutty and tropical fruit-laden wine that is full-bodied, copmlex and very long. Anticipated maturity 2004-2012. Importer Clicquot, Inc. New York, NY; tel (212) 888-7575 and in Massachusetts: Classic Wine Imports, Boston, MA; tel (617) 731-6644.
This note is the result of tastings I did in Burgundy between January 7 and January 29. Ratings with a range of scores in parentheses indicate the wine was tasted from cask, not bottle.