Etienne Sauzet, Chassagne Montrachet Encegnieres

Etienne Sauzet, Chassagne Montrachet Encegnieres(from 40+ year old vines). A completely different aromatic profile is comprised by notes of petrol, crushed herbs, rosemary oil and poached pear. As one would reasonably expect, there is better volume to the caressing, round and rich middle weight flavors that possess acceptable vibrancy on the bitter lemon inflected finish that is a bit short. I suspect that the recent bottling has upset the balance somewhat and my rating offers the benefit of the

I don’t apologise for rating this second wine above the grand vin on current showing

the primary nose shows chamomile and iris

this promising effort should be excellent

The rich and relatively generously proportioned flavors conclude in a lemony finish that is attractively dry if only moderately complex

Generously proportioned and very rounded medium-bodied flavors exude a subtle minerality on the textured

if not particularly dense

soft and ready to go

from a very small south-facing plot on slate soils at high altitude—some 820 meters above sea level—that was harvested around one month after the vines from Valtuille

this wine did not turn out as I had hoped

the 2018 Champagne Millésime Carte d'Or Brut displays a shimmering yellow hue and offers up aromas of pure ripe fruit

Lovely juice with excellent potential

My predicted range offers the benefit of the doubt that more will develop because the necessary underlying material appears to be present for this to happen in time