Henri Boillot, Chevalier Montrachet Blanc

Henri Boillot, Chevalier Montrachet Blanc(Boillot noted that Chevalier was the only grand cru that didnt freeze in 2016). Like several wines in the range there is a subtle whiff of the exotic in the form of mandarin orange to the acacia blossom, green fruit and mineral reduction suffused aromas. The dense, serious and powerful broad shouldered flavors flash plenty of minerality on the chiseled, even crystalline finish that delivers huge length. This tautly muscular effort is seriously good

more tightly wound and youthfully austere finish

36% Merlot

even crystalline flavors that brim with an almost pungent minerality on the powerful

This mineral-driven effort is a classic LSJ

very focused

An appealing elegant

If anything

The sense of sheer extract-richness here is formidable

this is a tannic wine

The soils in Albesani are fundamentally calcareous

weight and vibrancy to the more discreetly mineral-inflected and sleekly muscular flavors that terminate in a firmly austere

muscular finish