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2017 Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chaumees Clos la Truffiere

Removed from a subterranean, temperature and humidity controlled residential cellar; Purchased upon release; Consignor is original owner

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Removed from a subterranean, temperature and humidity controlled residential cellar; Purchased upon release; Consignor is original owner

Removed from a subterranean wine cellar; Purchased upon release; Consignor is original owner

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RATINGS

94+ The Wine Advocate

...notes of nutmeg and bread dough mingling with its bouquet of orchard fruit, confit lemon and toasted nuts....medium to full-bodied, satiny and expansive...balanced by juicy acids and concluding with a taut finish...

94Wine Spectator

...lush, creamy style, this white offers charming flavors of peach, lime blossom, butterscotch and mineral...features underlying acidity and terrific length.

92Burghound.com

The round, delicious and nicely textured medium weight flavors exhibit focused power on the reasonably complex but highly persistent finish.

88-90Stephen Tanzer

...aromas of lemon, lime, menthol, white pepper and herbs...surprisingly smooth in the middle palate, showing good intensity to its flavors of pear, peach and menthol.

PRODUCER

Domaine Michel Niellon

Michel Niellon is a 15-acre domain in Chassagne-Montrachet, in Burgundy’s Cote de Beaune. It is owned and operated by Michel Niellon, who keeps two very small cellars, one underneath his house. Wine writers often comment on Niellon’s small, cramped cellars and limited vineyard acreage, but, in the words of Clive Coates “small is beautiful in this case.” Niellon makes Grand Cru Chevalier-Montrachet and Batard Montrachet, and several Premier Cru Chassange-Montrachets.

REGION

France, Burgundy, Côte d'Or, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet, Les Chaumees

Les Chaumes is a 19-acre Premier Cru vineyard in Chassagne-Montrachet in Burgundy’s Cote de Beaune. It is one of 51 Premier Crus in the appellation and it faces east. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “Chassagne-Montrachet is a treasure trove for outstanding Premier Cru vineyards. In fact, certain Premiers Crus…often achieve Grand Cru status in quality if not in name.”

TYPE

White Wine, Chardonnay, 1er (Premier) Cru

This white variety originated in Burgundy, but is now grown around the world. Its flexibility to thrive in many regions translates to wide flavor profile in the market. Chardonnay is commonly used in making Champagne and sparkling wines.

VINTAGE

2017 Domaine Michel Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chaumees Clos la Truffiere