Chevalier Montrachet La Cabotte Bouchard 2016

Chevalier Montrachet La Cabotte Bouchard 2016

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  • Vinous rating 95
  • Robert Parker rating 92
Chevalier Montrachet La Cabotte Bouchard 2016
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75 cl

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£566.00
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Bouchard Père et Fils produces two expressions of Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru. La Cabotte is a 0.2ha lieu-dit that has been bottled separately since the 1997 vintage and has had an extraordinary run of form since 2010. Though a fantastic release, the 2016 is perhaps a little more reticent in comparison to previous vintages and will possibly need longer in bottle. In a complex, frost-affected vintage, just three barrels of this wine were produced.
95 Vinous
Knockout pure-but-reticent nose melds deep yellow fruits, oak char, baking spices and minerals (this always needs a lot more time than the Chevalier-Montrachet here, notes Frédéric Weber). Wonderfully silky and rich but light on its feet; a serious mouthful of lemon zest, crushed stone and spices with outstanding focus and supporting salty minerality. Really shines today for its inner-mouth tension and explosive palate-dusting finish. Bouchard's Montrachet production was off by more than 50% in 2016 (to around 23 hectoliters per hectare), but the Cabotte was less affected by frost, producing three barrels, vs. four in 2017. This wonderfully plush, fine-grained, concentrated wine is built for a long and eventful evolution in bottle.Stephen Tanzer1st September 2018

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