Michel Niellon, Chassagne Montrachet Maltroie Blanc other_regions This is a powerful

This is a powerful

smoked meats and tilled soil with wafts of garrigue

plum and earthy profile shows how well the best wines of Fronsac can age

An exuberantly spicy nose is composed almost exclusively of various very ripe dark berries and exotic tea scents

A discreet dollop of new wood does not really get in the way of the ripe and spicy aromas of red berry fruit and violet hints that marry into supple

Michel Niellon, Chassagne Montrachet Maltroie Blanc other_regions This is a powerful(from a . 94 ha parcel of 25+ year old vines, of which . 52 ha is planted to chardonnay in Clos de la Maltroie and Les Places). This is aromatically similar to the Chassagne villages but with more evident citrus influence. The delicious and vibrant medium weight flavors possess a caressing mouth feel while exhibiting so much salinity that the mildly warm finish is borderline salty! Note that this is sufficiently forward that it could be enjoyed on the