2017 Chassagne Montrachet Les Embazees

The 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet Embazées 1er Cru was bottled in August 2018. It has an appealing bouquet that needs a little coaxing from the glass, but eventually it offers hazelnut and hints of almond, and a touch of lemon peel emerges with time. The palate is well balanced, with a fine bead of acidity, a little fatness in the mouth and a saline finish that might deceive you into thinking more Puligny. Very fine.

Such pure, fresh limes and young nectarines with a flinty edge and very subtle, spiced hazelnut and honeysuckle notes. The palate has attractive notes of honey, peaches and praline. Already complex and very approachable. Drink or hold.

Pretty aromas of honeyed peaches, spices and apples introduce the 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Embazées, a medium to full-bodied, satiny and elegant wine, a supple, open-knit profile and a lovely core of plump but mouthwatering fruit. It had already been bottled when I tasted it in December.