2015 Chassagne Montrachet La Grande Montagne

(14% alcohol; tasted from barrel; from a sunny, rocky, limestone-rich site at higher altitude): Ripe pear lifted by a pungent rocky character on the nose. Slightly high-toned and racy in the mouth, with excellent acid cut (reportedly almost five grams per liter) to its flavors of lemon and dried orange peel (Curaçao?). Seamless, fascinating and a bit extreme but I love it. In spite of its thickness of texture, this wine is almost painful on the very long, rising finish.