Friday, 3 November 2023

A Vertical Of Clos de la Truffière & A Batard-Montrachet From Michel Niellon


2012 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière, Michel Niellon
A high, fine, spicy nose with notes of peach, ginger, yellow apples and minerals. Very, very good.
The taste is dry and tight with notes of lemon meringue, chrushed rocks and dry fudge. 4+ years.
90p   (tasted 2023/10)

2011 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière, Michel Niellon
A cool, restrained nose with notes of wet cement, lemon peel, butter cookies and ginger. 
The taste is young, dry and tight with notes of lemon peel, white currants, dry fudge and minerals. Very long. 6+ years.
92p   (tasted 2023/10)

2010 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière, Michel Niellon
A fine, deep, buttery nose with notes of almond paste, peach and road dust. A fine round character.
The taste is seedy and concentrated with lovely yellow fruit, almond paste and chrushed rocks. Very long. 6+ years.
93p   (tasted 2023/10)


2009 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière, Michel Niellon
A restrained, seedy nose with notes of lemon peel, road dust and dried flowers. Very good.
The taste is cool and tight with and low keyed yellow fruit, sand and birch leaves. 4+ years.
89p   (tasted 2023/10)

2008 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière, Michel Niellon
A very fine, spicy nose with notes of grey pears, chives, peach and chrushed minerals. Very deep and fine.
The taste is high and fine with notes of ripe peach, dried passion fruit and sun warm rocks. Very fine. 5+ years.
94p   (tasted 2023/10)

2007 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées Clos de la Truffière, Michel Niellon
A big, dry nose with notes of red apples, warm rocks, almond paste and dried flowers. Deep and fine.
The taste is dry and seedy with notes of orange peel, chrushed rocks, dry ginger and apples. Long. 3+ years.
92p   (tasted 2023/10)

2007 Batard-Montrachet, Michel Niellon
A very deep, mature nose with notes of white peach, burnt butter, wax and warm grass. Very fine.
The taste is mature and willful with notes of ripe tangerines, earth, yellow flowers and sweet minerals. Very, very long.
95p   (tasted 2023/10)


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